HYSTERIA Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of hysteria Fear is what fuels any widespread panic, feeding off collective hysteria and growing into an uncontrollable monster. —

Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024 And who can forget the hysteria that erupted as a result of (ultimately disproven) rumors that the two had agreed to join forces behind Vice President Kamala Harris at August’s Democratic National Convention? —

Mikael Wood, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2024 Photograph: Swatch The global hysteria that accompanied the launch of the MoonSwatch was unlike anything the watch world had seen. —

Jeremy White, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024 There was all this hysteria, and so that surprises people. —

Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hysteria