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
His high school gym was not the massive cathedrals built to serve the altars of Hoosier hysteria, but with 4,620 seats, the Greenfield Cougar Den is no slouch, either.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Cofflin said the hysteria the sprinkler ordinance has generated has been the result of a lack of understanding of the requirements.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
The hype and hysteria coming into this contest between two world baseball powerhouses lived up to it all despite what the box score said.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Cofflin said the hysteria the sprinkler ordinance has generated has been the result of a lack of understanding of the requirements.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
The hype and hysteria coming into this contest between two world baseball powerhouses lived up to it all despite what the box score said.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
Noun
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There seemed to be an unwarranted frenzy in the speed at which everything was played, as if music were as much a sport as an artistic pursuit.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Irishman recorded a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Augusta National on Saturday, putting patrons into a frenzy.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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As previously announced, Michelle Mao will play Yara and Kyriana Kratter will play Lev, siblings whose paths cross with Abby at a pivotal moment, as Ellie begins her revenge rampage in Seattle.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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From the first fire to the last, the suspect’s rampage lasted just more than 10 minutes.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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