...what is the difference between hysterical & hilarious?...
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aloha girl
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Hysterical is when you laugh so hard your stomach hurts and still you continue to laugh..hilarious is when you have a jolly good laugh but it doesn't hurt! :) Mahalo and Happy Saturday! :) ((hugs))
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1) "hilarious" is just provoking a great laughter. "hysterical" could either refer to something provoking uncontrollable laughter or having to do with hysteria, a medical condition. 2) "hysteria (uncountable) A mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without an organic cause. Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic." http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hysteria "hysterical (comparative more hysterical, superlative most hysterical) 1. Of, or arising from hysteria. 2. Having, or prone to having hysterics. [an attack of hysteria] 3. Provoking uncontrollable laughter." http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hysterical http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hysterics "hilarious (comparative more hilarious, superlative most hilarious) Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter." http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hilarious
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the panic. ;D
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Hilarious always means funny. Hysterical can be with fear, anger, or other emotions.
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The amount of medication required to restore order.
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hysterical is out of control. often related to fear instead of humor.
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