hysteria
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The second pilot meets their passengers’ fear with hysteria, shrieking, outburst—that pilot shames their passengers, saying, “I can’t do my job because of YOU.”
From Slate • May 10, 2026
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
But both AI boosterism and backlash about AI killing jobs are whipping up public hysteria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Witch hysteria was spurred by overzealous clerics and simple factors such as envy and ill will among neighbors, but the trials were very real.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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