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hysteria

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


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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

The book also documents how poorly prepared government agencies were in dealing with infectious diseases, how social media amplified fears and how hysteria overtook science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“I would say this is the same kind of hysteria that we heard on April 2nd,” said Bessent at a press conference from Davos, Switzerland, where the World Economic Forum is being held.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

I mastered the rising hysteria, lifted up my head, and took a firm stand on the stool.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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