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
Her hysteria frightens me and demands to be taken care of.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 19 July 2025
The media is already gearing up their midterm hysteria.
—Brilyn Hollyhand, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
But it doesn’t get very thoroughly explored in Kermani’s screenplay, which teases with occult aspects that become red herrings, then doesn’t provide the alternative rationale of quasi-religious hysteria much definition, either.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 July 2025
Trump initially sparked hysteria in the financial markets by announcing tariff rates on dozens of countries, including 24 percent on Japan and 25 percent on South Korea.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 19 July 2025
The media is already gearing up their midterm hysteria.
—Brilyn Hollyhand, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
But it doesn’t get very thoroughly explored in Kermani’s screenplay, which teases with occult aspects that become red herrings, then doesn’t provide the alternative rationale of quasi-religious hysteria much definition, either.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 July 2025
Trump initially sparked hysteria in the financial markets by announcing tariff rates on dozens of countries, including 24 percent on Japan and 25 percent on South Korea.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
Noun
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Both the New Heights podcast and Taylor Nation hinted at the announcement with cryptic social media posts on Monday morning, sending fans into an investigative frenzy.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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The announcement, her 12th studio record and first since The Tortured Poets Department, was classic Swift, dramatic, meticulously timed, and guaranteed to send her global fan base into a buying frenzy.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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That was a distraction from the perpetual confusion in that first year of Covid, which in itself was a distraction from much of Trump’s rampage through Washington.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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Tamura then continued his rampage through the lobby, fatally shooting a woman attempting to hide behind a pillar and a security guard stationed at his desk.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
29 July 2025
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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