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hysteria

[hi-ster-ee-uh, -steer-] / hɪˈstɛr i ə, -ˈstɪər- /


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At the very least, I would suggest that the Manchester City scandal, which has driven the already-overheated British media to new heights of hysteria, isn’t really about soccer or sports.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

DUP MLA Carla Lockhart said residents have "nothing to fear" and asked them not to get "caught up in hysteria".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Thomasin McKenzie plays a young woman, Alyce, steeped in her own trauma and loss, who attaches herself to the ploughman, and her ability to express wide-eyed, barely contained hysteria and fear is unmatched.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In stark contrast, within Fifa, the view from one Infantino loyalist is that the outcry, especially in Europe, is bordering on "hysteria", and fails to acknowledge the legitimacy he has globally.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

I said, hysteria leaping into my voice, my hands slicing out with points of steel as I backed away.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

That should cover the hysterias of the moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024

These photos can be constant reminders, during today’s serial hysterias, of the sorrow that has accompanied the pursuit of a more perfect union.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 2021

Instead, it’s enough to send us into tiny hysterias throughout the day: Do I need to top off my battery before heading out for the night?

From The Verge ● Aug. 17, 2018

Motor mass hysterias — twitching, fainting, stuttering — are more rare and draw more attention.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2012

These hysterias are well known to anybody who spends any time online, though the incidents are extraordinarily rare when viewed in proportion to total Net and Web use.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz


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