as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
the hysteria of the mother when she realized that she had lost her four-year-old son in the crowd
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Recent Examples of hysteria
The virtual hysteria over the muskrat invasion resulted in Britain’s first legislation to target a non-native invasive species.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2026
This extravagant, cartoonish, and shockingly unfunny folly about the hysteria surrounding a Japanese invasion of California shows a boy-wonder director testing his limits — and overstepping them.
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Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
Lacey Bond is 13 as the Satanic Panic hysteria sweeps the nation, seeing her parents arrested and accused of horrendous crimes.
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Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Unisphere was a fitting antidote to anti-immigrant hysteria.
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Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hysteria
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2026
This extravagant, cartoonish, and shockingly unfunny folly about the hysteria surrounding a Japanese invasion of California shows a boy-wonder director testing his limits — and overstepping them.
—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
Lacey Bond is 13 as the Satanic Panic hysteria sweeps the nation, seeing her parents arrested and accused of horrendous crimes.
—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Unisphere was a fitting antidote to anti-immigrant hysteria.
—
Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hysteria
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
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The cult of Costco Even in a world where supermarkets can stir a frenzy, Costco fans border on the obsessive.
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Meanwhile, Kelce’s father has added fuel to the wedding frenzy.
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Three years ago, a then-21-year-old University of Pittsburgh student took Delta-8 and went on a rampage.
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In January, Ye took out an ad in the Wall Street Journal to plead for forgiveness after his antisemitic rampage in 2025.
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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