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

The sociologist Brian Donovan, in a book on the subject, describes how the hysteria over white slavery served at once as a progressive campaign against prostitution and as a vindication of nativist fear. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

At different points in history, this condition has been called hysteria or conversion disorder. — Mackenzi Moore, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

This represents just the second time that the prime moviegoing season has achieved this level since the COVID pandemic, with the first being the summer of 2023 and its Barbenheimer hysteria. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

The wider track record is poor, women with multiple sclerosis were diagnosed with hysteria for decades before the disease was reliably recognized in them. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026