hysteria

Example Sentences

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This isn't even the only story this week of right-wing censorship hysteria that's gone national, even international.

From Salon

“Suddenly, I saw a connection between the mass hysteria of the Holocaust and personal hysterias,” Mr. Thomas told People magazine in 1981, “and realized I had a novel.”

From New York Times

If that was met with hysteria, you could have heard a pin drop when Scotland's new hero struck again on the 51st minute.

From BBC

Climate change may pose no real threat to our children’s future, but the same can’t be said for climate change hysteria.

From Washington Times

And then explain how the U.S. government will prioritize the riskiest foreign technologies, consider narrower protections than outright bans and distinguish legitimate threats from hysteria.

From Washington Post