歇斯底里 (xiē sī dǐ lǐ) — hysteria (medical condition or extreme emotional state)

Definition

A loanword for 'hysteria': in everyday use it describes someone losing emotional control — laughing or crying wildly, panicking, or throwing a tantrum. As a 的-attribute it can modify a noun to mean 'hysterical' (e.g. 歇斯底里的笑声).

noun
hysteria (medical condition or extreme emotional state)

Beispiele

  • 歇斯底里
    Tā tū rán fā chū yí zhèn xiē sī dǐ lǐ bān de xiào shēng.
    She suddenly burst out with hysterical laughter.
  • 歇斯底里
    Nà ge rén huàn le yán zhòng de xiē sī dǐ lǐ.
    That person developed severe hysteria.
  • 歇斯底里
    Tā de xiē sī dǐ lǐ ràng suǒ yǒu péng you dōu fēi cháng dān xīn.
    His hysteria made all his friends very worried.
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