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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from English hysteria.
Pronunciation
Noun
歇斯底里
- (pathology) hysteria; hysterics; excessive or uncontrollable emotion
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Adjective
歇斯底里
- hysterical; frenzied; frantic
- 歇斯底里的笑 ― xiēsīdǐlǐ de xiào ― hysterical laugh
- 歇斯底里地笑 ― xiēsīdǐlǐ de xiào ― to laugh hysterically