How to use "hysterical" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "hysterical" in popular movie and book plots

  • Otto becomes hysterical and commits suicide.  - Stalingrad (1993 film)
  • Angelique is at first hysterical and nearly goes mad.  - Gai-Jin
  • Suddenly Sybil becomes hysterical and begins speaking like a little girl.  - Sybil (1976 film)
  • Black is shot, and a hysterical Laura is hustled to safety aboard the journalists' plane.  - Spartan (film)
  • Bruchner is becoming increasingly hysterical about the situation with the Hydroponics centre, especially when Kimber disappears.  - Terror of the Vervoids
  • She takes out her pistol and shoots him in the leg, then breaks down in a hysterical state of remorse, threatening to take her own life.  - Death on the Nile
  • Melanie slaps the increasingly hysterical mother, shocking her back to reality.  - The Birds (film)
  • They're fine, but Melissa becomes hysterical from the ordeal, and Bill has to calm her down.  - Twister (1996 film)
  • Benjy's hysterical sobbing and violent outburst can only be quieted by Jason, who understands how best to placate his brother.  - The Sound and the Fury
  • Greta becomes hysterical after noticing Schreck casts no reflection.  - Shadow of the Vampire
  • She becomes increasingly hysterical at the thought of leaving Pauline, and the two girls plan to run away together.  - Heavenly Creatures
  • After he leaves, she breaks down and alternates between sobs and hysterical laughter.  - The Broadway Melody
  • A few moments later, we hear the hysterical laughter of Ba's sister Arabel (Katharine Alexander).  - The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934 film)
  • Believing their children to be dead, the hysterical workers capture the false Maria and burn her at the stake.  - Metropolis (1927 film)
  • Iris witnesses the fight and is hysterical with fear, pleading with Travis to stop the killing.  - Taxi Driver
  • Cheryl becomes increasingly hysterical and locks herself in her room.  - The Evil Dead

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