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
For the past few days, though, the internet has been gripped with Monterrey wall fever, the kind of mass hysteria that can really only take hold during the long, delirious advance of a summer tournament.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Trump’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ But the government has not signaled any sense of hysteria about Trump’s decision to hold off on a strike on Iran for two weeks.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
The hysteria around Caitlin Clark last season helped Ion more than double its viewership versus 2023 as the network averaged 670,000 viewers per game, a 133% growth versus the prior season.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
Bizarre news stories, social media spectacles, and culture-defining moments — like Drake warring with Kendrick Lamar, Trump’s return to office, or the hysteria swelling around Luigi Mangione — are foundational to the 35-year-old’s comedy.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Trump’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ But the government has not signaled any sense of hysteria about Trump’s decision to hold off on a strike on Iran for two weeks.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
The hysteria around Caitlin Clark last season helped Ion more than double its viewership versus 2023 as the network averaged 670,000 viewers per game, a 133% growth versus the prior season.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
Bizarre news stories, social media spectacles, and culture-defining moments — like Drake warring with Kendrick Lamar, Trump’s return to office, or the hysteria swelling around Luigi Mangione — are foundational to the 35-year-old’s comedy.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
Noun
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And things got off to an electric start when — less than three minutes into the game — Stewart scored from 4 yards out, launching the home crowd into a frenzy and one little girl into viral-video stardom.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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Worsening inflation poses a political challenge for Trump, who as a candidate promised to immediately lower costs, but instead has engaged in a whipsawed frenzy of tariffs that have jolted businesses and consumers.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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The Facebook group admins point out that Papa Rodger is similar to the name of a hero in the incel community, Elliot Rodger, the 22-year-old who killed seven men and women near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara, in a 2014 rampage that targeted a sorority house.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Shanes James, the man charged with killing six people in a 2023 shooting rampage that began in Bexar County and ended in Austin, has officially been deemed competent to stand trial.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
9 July 2025
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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