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 withdrawal was difficult at times: eight years of manic, identity-warping hysteria and creative intensity.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Freud thought that a patient’s hysteria, say, wasn’t primarily caused by the present conditions of that patient’s life but rather by experiences and fantasies in very early childhood, especially those that took place within the nuclear family.
—Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
For all the hysteria around the goals conceded against Madrid and Palace, this setup actually helped Arsenal through their first leg encounter with the Spanish club.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Although female hysteria is no longer recognized as legitimate, its vestiges persist.
—Shreyas Teegala, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Freud thought that a patient’s hysteria, say, wasn’t primarily caused by the present conditions of that patient’s life but rather by experiences and fantasies in very early childhood, especially those that took place within the nuclear family.
—Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
For all the hysteria around the goals conceded against Madrid and Palace, this setup actually helped Arsenal through their first leg encounter with the Spanish club.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Although female hysteria is no longer recognized as legitimate, its vestiges persist.
—Shreyas Teegala, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
Noun
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That frenzy of scoring, together with rapid player movement via free agency and trades, has ushered the NBA into its parity era.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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None of them has experienced the frenzy that is the Derby crowd.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Authorities in North Carolina on April 28 were investigating a shooting rampage on the campus of Elizabeth City State University that left one person dead and six injured.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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The change in position underscores the hardened perspective toward the agency under the Trump administration following allegations by Israel that some of the agency staff was involved in the Hamas rampage.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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