Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for hysteria. Search instead for Masshysteria.
Definitions

hysteria

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


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

On TikTok and Instagram, the protein hysteria reached a fever pitch.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

This is very bad, although hardly a Ghostbusters-style, apocalyptic vision that includes human sacrifice and mass hysteria.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

It’s not helpful, and your children will absorb your hysteria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

And some of the biggest software-sector declines on Friday seemed largely unrelated to the AI hysteria around Block’s layoffs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

“You can flush the toilet,” he sang, his voice taut-tense, though trying to be reasonable and sunny even if on the verge of hysteria.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




Vocabulary lists containing hysteria