hysteric /hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Hysterical; relating to hysteria.We also find gamblers of this type among some frigid hysteric women, who seem to treat gambling as they treat men, coldly and spongingly. — 1969 noun1 •A hysterical person.“Which girl was it now?” he asks a second time. ¶ “Oh, you know, the hysteric,” Eleanor says, “the one who was parading her bazooms in your face.” — 1956 formshysterics · more hysteric · most hysteric