hysteria

noun

/hɪˈstɪəriə/

/hɪˈsteriə/, /hɪˈstɪriə/

[uncountable]

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a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person, or a group of people, loses control of their emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc.
- There was mass hysteria when the band came on stage.
- A note of hysteria crept into her voice.
Extra Examples
- Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria.
- She felt hysteria rising.
- She smashed the place up in a fit of hysteria.
- She sometimes flew into fits of hysteria.
- She was babbling, on the verge of hysteria.
- That thought was enough to bring on near hysteria.
- There was a note of hysteria in his voice.
- Fear infected people with mass hysteria.
- the touch of hysteria in her voice
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mass
- public
- mild
- …
… of hysteria
- fit
- note
verb + hysteria
- border on
- cause
- create
- …
hysteria + verb
- sweep something
- sweep across something
- sweep through something
- …
preposition
- hysteria about
- hysteria over
phrases
- on the point of hysteria
- on the verge of hysteria
See full entry
(disapproving) an extremely excited and exaggerated way of behaving or reacting to an event
- the usual media hysteria that surrounds royal visits
- public hysteria about AIDS
Extra Examples
- the hysteria whipped up by some newspapers
- Unnecessary anxiety has been caused by media hysteria and misinformation.
- Some parts of the media are creating hysteria and exaggerating an important issue.
- There is still so much hysteria surrounding the issue.
- public hysteria about the bombings
- hysteria over AIDS
- the hysteria that swept through the country
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mass
- public
- mild
- …
… of hysteria
- fit
- note
verb + hysteria
- border on
- cause
- create
- …
hysteria + verb
- sweep something
- sweep across something
- sweep through something
- …
preposition
- hysteria about
- hysteria over
phrases
- on the point of hysteria
- on the verge of hysteria
See full entry
(medical) a condition in which somebody experiences violent or extreme emotions that they cannot control, especially as a result of shock

Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin hystericus from Greek husterikos ‘of the womb’, from hustera ‘womb’ (hysteria was thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb).

单词	hysteria
释义	hysteria noun /hɪˈstɪəriə/ /hɪˈsteriə/, /hɪˈstɪriə/ [uncountable] jump to other results a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person, or a group of people, loses control of their emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc. There was mass hysteria when the band came on stage. A note of hysteria crept into her voice. Extra Examples Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria. She felt hysteria rising. She smashed the place up in a fit of hysteria. She sometimes flew into fits of hysteria. She was babbling, on the verge of hysteria. That thought was enough to bring on near hysteria. There was a note of hysteria in his voice. Fear infected people with mass hysteria. the touch of hysteria in her voice Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective mass public mild … … of hysteria fit note verb + hysteria border on cause create … hysteria + verb sweep something sweep across something sweep through something … preposition hysteria about hysteria over phrases on the point of hysteria on the verge of hysteria See full entry (disapproving) an extremely excited and exaggerated way of behaving or reacting to an event the usual media hysteria that surrounds royal visits public hysteria about AIDS Extra Examples the hysteria whipped up by some newspapers Unnecessary anxiety has been caused by media hysteria and misinformation. Some parts of the media are creating hysteria and exaggerating an important issue. There is still so much hysteria surrounding the issue. public hysteria about the bombings hysteria over AIDS the hysteria that swept through the country Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective mass public mild … … of hysteria fit note verb + hysteria border on cause create … hysteria + verb sweep something sweep across something sweep through something … preposition hysteria about hysteria over phrases on the point of hysteria on the verge of hysteria See full entry (medical) a condition in which somebody experiences violent or extreme emotions that they cannot control, especially as a result of shock Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin hystericus from Greek husterikos ‘of the womb’, from hustera ‘womb’ (hysteria was thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb).
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