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
Our hearts go out to his family, but this should not have become a springboard for hysteria, partisanship, and meltdown.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Even as the hysteria over the absurdist subgenre has slowed, Mosele said the characters have transcended the digital realm and become an indelible part of pop culture.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Florio questioned Saban being bothered by the hysteria surrounding his potential return to the sidelines.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
From causing supernatural events to creating hysteria, our orbiting nightlight has always had legends and folktales written about it.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Even as the hysteria over the absurdist subgenre has slowed, Mosele said the characters have transcended the digital realm and become an indelible part of pop culture.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Florio questioned Saban being bothered by the hysteria surrounding his potential return to the sidelines.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
From causing supernatural events to creating hysteria, our orbiting nightlight has always had legends and folktales written about it.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
Noun
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Wall Street holds near record highs in a government-data blackout , with enough rotational energy toward left-behind groups, refreshed confidence in the AI spending frenzy, certainty of a Fed rate cut this month and speculative aggression in lower-quality longshots to keep the indexes aloft.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Red Sox have room to pay him now that Rafael Devers' contract is off the books, but Bregman could cause a frenzy in free agency.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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On July 30, investigators say a 53-year-old man went on a flag-burning rampage in Northside and Clifton.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The press conference comes almost a week after Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, allegedly killed four people and injured eight others during his rampage before being shot dead by the two local officials who responded to the scene.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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