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Collocations for hysterical - adj.

1. suffering from/caused by hysteria

VERBS

act, be, sound
Susan realized that she sounded hysterical.
become, get, go
Calm down, you're getting hysterical.

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ADVERB

completely
almost, nearly
Now Mary was almost hysterical.
a little, slightly, etc.
mildly, rather
increasingly (esp. BrE)
The political rhetoric is increasingly hysterical.

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PREPOSITION

with
Her parents were hysterical with panic. (figurative)
The audience was almost hysterical with laughter.

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2. very funny

VERBS

be

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ADVERB

absolutely, totally (esp. AmE)
The whole episode was absolutely hysterical!

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Hysterical is used with these nouns:
fit, giggle, laughter, outburst, scream, woman

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