hysteria

[US]/hɪˈstɪəriə/
[UK]/hɪˈstɪriə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. uncontrollable emotional excitement; hysteria

Example Sentences

the anti-Semitic hysteria of the 1890s.

public hysteria about the bombings

my own hysteria was bitted by upbringing and respect.

the hysteria reached a crescendo around the spring festival.

the incontinent hysteria of the massed pop fans.

Eventually the hysteria died down.

tried to avoid engaging in emotional excesses such as hysteria and fits of temper.

Real-world Examples

There was no panic now, no hysteria.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Oh, yes. Uh, she had very mild hysteria.

Source: English little tyrant

Mrs Patmore, will you please leave the hysteria to me?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

Marat played on hysteria like a drum.

Source: The Power of Art - Jacques-Louis David

Mercedes screamed, cried, laughed, and manifested the chaotic abandonment of hysteria.

Source: The Call of the Wild

Your mother's not the only person succumbing to anthrax hysteria.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

But tonight there is something terribly wrong in that hysteria.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Some of the hysteria might stem from teacher surveys.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But honestly, all this hysteria about giants. They can't all be horrible.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Melanie looked at her and saw that this was not the hysteria of a woman still weak from childbirth.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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