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
Before electronics took over, prior to the Y2K hysteria and worries about computers making things more difficult in everyday life, there were certain staples of youth.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
The White House has cited legislation passed during the peak of the nation’s Cold War hysteria, like the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952, which expanded the government’s deportation powers.
—Rick Baldoz, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
The rumors stem from the discoveries of eight bodies across Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts between March and April, fueling hysteria of a potential New England serial killer on Facebook, TikTok and other social media.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The lynchings take place against a backdrop of hysteria created by the R.S.S. and its allies—a paranoid narrative of a vast majority, nearly a billion strong, being victimized by a much smaller minority.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
The White House has cited legislation passed during the peak of the nation’s Cold War hysteria, like the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952, which expanded the government’s deportation powers.
—Rick Baldoz, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
The rumors stem from the discoveries of eight bodies across Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts between March and April, fueling hysteria of a potential New England serial killer on Facebook, TikTok and other social media.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The lynchings take place against a backdrop of hysteria created by the R.S.S. and its allies—a paranoid narrative of a vast majority, nearly a billion strong, being victimized by a much smaller minority.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
Noun
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The shot sent Fenway Park into a frenzy and left the Yankees ruminating over a few calls that didn’t go their way in the top of the frame.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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But not all semiconductor companies have benefited from the AI frenzy.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The public rift between Musk and Trump began in earnest with Musk's rampage against the president's domestic megabill.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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As the county’s deadliest mass shooting, the rampage also raised questions about whether Wagstaffe would seek to execute the man believed responsible for it.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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