絶ぜっ倒とう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

extreme excitement; sidesplitting laughter

Literary word for being overwhelmed by excitement or laughing uncontrollably. Often used in the phrase 絶倒する to mean 'to be convulsed with laughter' or 'to be beside oneself with excitement'. Not a casual everyday term.

• 彼かれの冗じょう談だんに聴ちょう衆しゅうは絶ぜっ倒とうした。

  The audience roared with laughter at his joke.

• その珍ちん妙みょうな光こう景けいを見みて、思おもわず絶ぜっ倒とうしてしまった。

  Seeing that bizarre sight, I couldn't help but burst out laughing.