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
A week-plus into the military efforts, overnight March 8-9, premarket trading mass hysteria spurred Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, and West Texas Intermediate, a domestic American benchmark, both to nearly $120 per barrel.
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Complicating matters is the charismatic doomsday preacher who is quickly leading the small town to the verge of hysteria.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The editorial heaps on the fear and rolls back the clock to Vietnam War hysteria.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Anti-communist hysteria disrupted the careers of many talented folks, while antitrust decrees ended the Golden Era studio system.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Complicating matters is the charismatic doomsday preacher who is quickly leading the small town to the verge of hysteria.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The editorial heaps on the fear and rolls back the clock to Vietnam War hysteria.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Anti-communist hysteria disrupted the careers of many talented folks, while antitrust decrees ended the Golden Era studio system.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hysteria
Noun
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The housing market has cooled considerably since earlier this decade, when rock-bottom mortgage rates set off a frenzy that sent home prices soaring.—
Alex Veiga,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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One of the unspoken truths about the Tortuga Music Festival is that while its country-music firepower is undeniable, some of its best moments have come in the frenzy of fans who pack stages for party-rap performers such as Flo Rida, Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg and Ludacris.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His shot missed, deflecting glass onto Long Khac Nguyen’s face and setting him off on an immediate rampage, shooting several hostages, three fatally.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Auriemma, at age 41 and in his 10th season at UConn, led a team headlined by All-Americans Rebecca Lobo, Jennifer Rizzotti and Kara Wolters on a 35-0 rampage to secure the first undefeated season and national championship in UConn history.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Hysteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hysteria. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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