hysteric
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But to her credit, Ms. Coon never turns the character into a wild-eyed hysteric or a manipulated figure of pure pathos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
As Freeman pulled into second base, a hysteric crowd of 52,995 rose to its feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2022
"He was clearly a sort of hysteric," he says.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2018
They must weigh, at every step, the likelihood of being dismissed, as Ford is now being dismissed, as a liar and a hysteric.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2018
She wanted to be esoteric, And she wore the most classical clothes; But she ended by being hysteric And contracting a cold in her nose.
From The Coo-ee Reciter by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.