hysteria
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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
The Great One has treated backlash to his both-sides act as hysteria.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 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
Russia's President Vladimir Putin dismissed such talk as "hysteria" on Wednesday.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
“Suddenly you’re very smug,” Mrs. Levy said in a voice that bordered on hysteria.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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