Hysterics – Uncontrollable and exaggerated emotional reaction

To remember the definition of the word hysterics, use the following mnemonic:

When the snakes hissed at the clerics (hysterics) they reacted with extreme emotion.

Examples of hysterics in a sentence

The joke went down well – the audience were in hysterics.

The hysterics were all an act. The girl hadn't broken her leg at all!

I fell over in hysterics when I noticed the bleach had turned my hair green.