Hysterical and Highly strung

Hysterical

Hysterical adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

Highly strung and hysterical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Highly strung" instead an adjective "Hysterical".

Highly strung

Highly strung adjective - Being in a tense state.
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Hysterical and highly strung are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hysterical" instead an adjective phrase "Highly strung".
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