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non-hysterical adjective (alsononhysterical)uk /ˌnɒn.hɪˈster.ɪ.kəl/ us /ˌnɑːn.hɪˈster.ɪ.kəl/ not hysterical (= unable to control your feelings or behaviour because you are extremely frightened, angry, excited, etc.): The book was a sober, non-hysterical review of the sensitive subject. The government has been urged to take a non-hysterical approach to dealing with this problem. She urged people to talk about the subject in a non-hysterical way. It's a nonhysterical piece of writing but still deals with emotive subjects in a powerful way. They were praised for their non-hysterical behaviour at a very tense time. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Calm and relaxed (as) cool as a cucumberidiom at (your) leisureidiom be at peace with the worldidiom biddable calmly easy come, easy goidiom easy-going equilibrium fluidly free-flowing peaceably peacefully peacefulness placable placid uninhibited unpressured unpressurized unruffled unshockable |