Synonyms of hysteria

hysteria

noun

hi-ˈster-ē-ə 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frenzy
• rampage
• rage
• delirium
• agitation
• fever
• fury
• furor
• furore
• flap
• uproar
• feverishness
• distraction
• deliriousness
• confusion
• chaos
• turmoil
• disorder
• pandemonium
• commotion
• havoc
• bedlam
• stir
• brouhaha
• hullabaloo
• disturbance
• clamor
• hubbub
• to-do
• tumult
• tempest
• ruckus
• bustle
• rumpus
• clatter
• storm
• fuss
• hoo-ha
• squall
• ruction
• hurly-burly
• shindy
• stew
• bother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• still
• peace
• calmness
• tranquility
• serenity
• quietude
• quiet
• placidity
• stillness
• peacefulness
• restfulness
• repose
• sereneness
• tranquilness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hysteria

Thomasin McKenzie plays a young woman, Alyce, steeped in her own trauma and loss, who attaches herself to the ploughman, and her ability to express wide-eyed, barely contained hysteria and fear is unmatched. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Inuit people in the Arctic Circle have been known to experience a type of hysteria known as piblokto, which might be brought on by the sensory deprivation of long winters. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Their parents had been swept up in a period of wartime hysteria and the deliberate imprisonment of Japanese community leaders. — Larry Oda, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

The roughly 25-acre farm is also home to a reproduction of the Salem Village Meeting House, the site of many early hearings about the Salem witchcraft hysteria. — Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026