Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for hysteria. Search instead for nystekta.
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.

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

The Great One has treated backlash to his both-sides act as hysteria.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

The gig started as a one-time guest role but “ignited a fan hysteria so intense,” Falchuk said, that the show was rewritten to make Dane a leading man.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Laughter so easily turns to hysteria for imaginative children.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




Vocabulary lists containing hysteria