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 much of the call, Mills leaned hard on federal deficit hysteria to justify spending cuts for essential public services his constituents rely on.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2025
But here, Clooney has recast himself as journalistic hero Edward R. Murrow, who in the early 1950s defied U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his efforts to stoke anti-communist hysteria through the media.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
This bias has deep historical roots, harkening back to perceptions of female hysteria.
—Shreyas Teegala, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
There is no reason for mass hysteria but good reason for concern.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2025
But here, Clooney has recast himself as journalistic hero Edward R. Murrow, who in the early 1950s defied U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his efforts to stoke anti-communist hysteria through the media.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
This bias has deep historical roots, harkening back to perceptions of female hysteria.
—Shreyas Teegala, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
There is no reason for mass hysteria but good reason for concern.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hysteria
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
Noun
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The contrast between the stillness of figures in the tie cockpit and the frenzy of Mon’s movement on the dance floor also emphasizes the emotional toll of the rebellion.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
25 Apr. 2025
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Gold prices just surged past $3,500 an ounce for the first time, with a perfect storm of stock market volatility, Fed policies, Trump’s tariffs, and trade war concerns sending the precious metal into a frenzy.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Arsenal Forget the Premier League, Arsenal are on a rampage in Europe.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Future Abby meets her younger self in the hallway of the Fireflies hospital in Salt Lake City, just after Joel's rampage.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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