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
Or perhaps that is the concern conjured by the hysteria of Y2K—with its fads of fears pumped by a skepticism over technology and wars people could not hold so freshly after the recession of the early 1990s.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
However, after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, anti-Japanese hysteria spread across the United States.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
There were no witnesses, no evidence left behind, just racial hysteria and unfounded claims that it was committed by a Black man.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Duncan said that, given today’s political climate and the operations being carried out in cities such as Minneapolis, more due diligence needs to be done when situations like this arise to avoid rumor and hysteria.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
However, after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, anti-Japanese hysteria spread across the United States.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
There were no witnesses, no evidence left behind, just racial hysteria and unfounded claims that it was committed by a Black man.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Duncan said that, given today’s political climate and the operations being carried out in cities such as Minneapolis, more due diligence needs to be done when situations like this arise to avoid rumor and hysteria.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
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Among the frenzy of videos promoting healthier diets, marathon running, and sobriety, one trend catching on with young people—ironically on social media—is the idea of a digital detox, taking time away from our phone’s most addictive apps to improve everything from sleep to focus.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Then a frenzy as all the players rifled through their music.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Connors, 52; Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29; Mary Marshall, 34; and Susan Karnatz, 49, also were killed in the rampage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Austin Thompson, the North Carolina teenager convicted of killing his brother and four neighbors in a 2022 rampage, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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