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highstrikes

highstrikes is the pronunciation spelling of hysterics.

Meaning of hysterics

Noun

hysterics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of hysteria
    • But when they went to tread down the earth, it seemed to her like sacrilege; and, forgetting every thing in one strong emotion, she sprang forward to prevent it. The effort was too much; and, for the first time, she sank back in the arms of the servants in strong hysterics!1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Last Night with the Dead”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 317
    Synonyms:
    hysteria

Questions about highstrikes

What is highstrikes the pronunciation spelling of?
Highstrikes is the pronunciation spelling of hysterics.

Words near highstrikes in the dictionary

  1. highspots
  2. highstand
  3. highstands
  4. highstreet
  5. highstreets
  6. highstrikes
  7. hight
  8. hightail
  9. hightail it
  10. hightailed
  11. hightailed it

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