Hysterically

/hɪˈsterɪkəli/ adverb

In a very emotional way, often with extreme laughter, crying, or loss of control.

From Greek 'hystera' meaning uterus, as ancient doctors wrongly believed emotional outbursts came from the female uterus. The '-ical' and '-ly' suffixes were added later.

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