Hysterical vs Distraught - What's the difference?
hysterical | distraught |
Of, or arising from hysteria.
Having, or prone to having hysterics.
Provoking uncontrollable laughter.
*, title=The Mirror and the Lamp
, chapter=2 Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
As adjectives the difference between hysterical and distraught
is that hysterical is of, or arising from hysteria while distraught is deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.hysterical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid, […]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.}}
Usage notes
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* *distraught
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.