HYSTERIA Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

hysteria

noun

hi-ˈster-ē-ə

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 on the Web It is said among some high-end collectors that Newman appeared on the cover of a magazine in Italy wearing the watch in the 1980s, and that this image alone spurred horological hysteria among collectors in Milan and Florence. —

Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024 Eventually, hysteria broke out and between 1692 and 1693, over 200 individuals were accused of witchcraft, of whom 19 were executed. —

Todd Plummer, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024 Some intelligence reports suggested that three Japanese divisions were about to land, and among Aussie civilians, hysteria ruled. —

Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024 By Sean Gregory / Paris August 2, 2024 2:57 PM EDT Maybe Olympic boxing hysteria can remain calm for a moment. —

Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hysteria

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