hit3 si1 dai2 lei5歇斯底里

Jyutpinghit3 si1 dai2 lei5

Yalehit sī dái léih

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Hysteria; hysterical, characterized by an uncontrolled emotional outburst.

colloquialemotion

How it's used

Borrowing from the English term hysteria, this word is primarily used in formal or descriptive contexts to characterize someone who has lost all emotional restraint. While it is understood by all speakers, it is less common in casual, everyday speech than descriptive phrases like 發癲 or 黐線. It carries a clinical or dramatic weight that makes it sound quite intense when used in conversation.

Examples

keoi5佢jat1一gin3見dou2到ngau5偶zoeng6像zau6就hit3歇si1斯dai2底lei5里gam2噉zim1尖giu3叫。

She screamed hysterically as soon as she saw her idol.

nei5你sai2使m4唔sai2使gam3咁hit3歇si1斯dai2底lei5里aa4呀？laang5冷zing6靜di1啲laa1啦。

Do you really need to be so hysterical? Calm down.

Common phrases

hit3歇si1斯dai2底lei5里gam2噉daai6大giu3叫

to scream hysterically

hit3歇si1斯dai2底lei5里ge3嘅faan2反jing3應

hysterical reaction

Common mistake

Learners often use this as a general adjective for being angry or upset, but it specifically implies a loss of control or a frantic, irrational state. It is not appropriate for describing simple annoyance or standard anger.