2020-10-13
151226-4 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด H - Hysterical & hilarious
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ออกเสียง Hysterical = ‘hi-STER-i-kuhl’
ออกเสียง hilarious = ‘hi-LAIR-ee-uhs’
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ABOUT THIS WORD
More context on hysterical
In everyday usage, hysterical means“uncontrollably emotional.”
But guess who usually gets marked with that label? Women.
What’s more, hysterical comes fromthe Greek word for “womb.”
It was once thought that hysteria was a condition that only affected women
—and was caused by disturbances in the uterus.
Given the sexism associated with this word, hysterical isn’t exactly a laughing matter.
If knowing the history of hysterical has got you reflecting on your word choices,
this slideshow, “These Common Words Have Offensive Histories,”
discusses many other words whose place in your vocab you may want to reconsider.
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VOCAB BUILDER
What does hilarious mean?
Hilarious means extremely funny, like literally lol funny.
Hilarious is most commonly used to describe someone or something
(like a joke or a movie) as super funny.
Much less commonly, it used to mean very merry or cheerful, as in a hilarious celebration.
Example: The movie was absolutely hilarious—I was laughing so hard at one point that I was crying.
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary
HYSTERICAL/HILARIOUS
People say of a bit of humor or a comical situation that it was “hysterical”
—shorthand for “hysterically funny”
—meaning “hilarious.”
But when you speak of a man being “hysterical”
it means he is having a fit of hysteria, and that may not be funny at all.
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