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 hysteria only grew when Flagg, originally in line to graduate in 2025, reclassified and committed to Duke for the 2024-25 season.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
The author of ‘Red Scare’ lets past political hysteria teach us about the present.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Echoes of the past During periods of nationalist hysteria, however, overreach is common.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
More recently, Dries Van Noten furthered the suede agenda with its low-top silhouette, pushing forth the momentum from want to all-out hysteria.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
The author of ‘Red Scare’ lets past political hysteria teach us about the present.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Echoes of the past During periods of nationalist hysteria, however, overreach is common.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
More recently, Dries Van Noten furthered the suede agenda with its low-top silhouette, pushing forth the momentum from want to all-out hysteria.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hysteria
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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