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Recent Examples of hysteria Starring as Bella, Brittany Bellizeare also ably walks the tightrope by credibly portraying a fearful wife prone to bouts of hysteria in act one, to increasingly confident detective in act two. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 But Shea is still the ultimate image of fan hysteria — a massive swarm of Beatlemaniacs gathered together for a night of communal rapture, bonded in music, shrieking their lungs and brains out. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025 During the early 20th century, bromide salts were available in an array of over-the-counter medications aimed at issues like anxiety, insomnia, and hysteria. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025 Legal challenges were our only option — but now, even the courts have been swept up in the hysteria. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hysteria
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Noun
  • Marvel fans went into a frenzy.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An extension of the Black Hole, Raider Nation gathers at this spot and turns it into a football frenzy on Sundays, or whenever the Raiders suit up.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara condemned the rampage and said the repeat offender endangered the public.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors say Hopson got angry because someone was dancing with his girlfriend at the party, pulled out a knife, and went on a bloody rampage that ended with four victims hospitalized — two of whom died.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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