laughing fit
Hysterical mirth episode
A laughing fit is an episode of uncontrollable laughter, often triggered by something only mildly funny but escalating until the person can't stop: She had a laughing fit in the middle of the meeting and had to excuse herself.
The fit usually passes on its own but may leave the person breathless or tearful.
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- cacklingHarsh, staccato laughter
- snortingNoisy nasal exhalation
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- tearsViolent pulls apart
uncontrollable · wheezing · can't breathe · contagious · sidesplitting · roaring · chuckling · breathless · hilarious · convulsing · guffaw · snickering · in stitches · stitches · cracking up · lose it · doubled over · funny bone
- laughtergiggling, chuckling, snickering, giggles, chortling
- stage mishapsmissed cue, line flub, tripping, stumble, trip
- mental crisesnervous breakdown, mental breakdown, mental collapse, mental break, emotional collapse
laughing fitcrying fit
Episode of intense weeping
crying jag · breakdown · tantrum · fit of rage · meltdown
laughing fitdeadpan
Expressionless, especially for humor
forced smile · blank stare · poker face · stone face · grim expression
laughing fitstraight face
Neutral, emotionless expression
poker face · forced smile · smirk · blank expression · composure
laugh, laughed, laughing, laughingly, laughter, laughs, fits, fitted, fitting