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BNC: 11749 COCA: 10247

hysteria

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hysteria /hɪˈsterijə/ /hɪˈstirijə/ noun
hysteria
/hɪˈsterijə/ /hɪˈstirijə/
noun
Learner's definition of HYSTERIA
[noncount]
: a state in which your emotions (such as fear) are so strong that you behave in an uncontrolled way歇斯底里;癔症
: a situation in which many people behave or react in an extreme or uncontrolled way because of fear, anger, etc.(大批人因恐惧、气愤等而)情绪爆发
BNC: 11749 COCA: 10247

hysteria

noun

hys·​te·​ria hi-ˈster-ē-ə How to pronounce hysteria (audio) -ˈstir- How to pronounce hysteria (audio)
1
: a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral sense 4) functions
2
: behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess
political hysteria
The plague had caused mass hysteria in the village.

Example Sentences

A few of the children began to scream, and soon they were all caught up in the hysteria. Wartime hysteria led to many unfair accusations of treachery. The spreading of the disease caused mass hysteria in the village.
Recent Examples on the Web There was no hysteria to this Brahms, just resolute intensity. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Well, a bit of hysteria continues in some quarters. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022 Having seen the ebbs and flows of business sales over three decades, for me the current hysteria in the market is nothing to worry about. Richard Parker, Forbes, 26 June 2022 The English rock group—with their signature bowl cuts and sharp suits and ties—created such a widespread hysteria that their fandom even earned its own nickname: Beatlemania. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 July 2022 Marvel Studios — which returns to Comic-Con this year for the first time since 2019 — is known for Hall H presentations that devolve into Beatlemania-esque hysteria. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2022 Hawkins descends into religious hysteria: real Crucible stuff, neighbor-against-neighbor, a small town torn asunder. Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 July 2022 Atwood claimed to be the victim of hysteria over the prominent case even after his conviction. Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022 Later, as the media continue to report what Martha says, the Nixonites chalk up her behavior to the sort of hysteria that used to be the go-to slur for any outspoken woman. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English hysteric, adjective, from Latin hystericus, from Greek hysterikos, from hystera womb; from the Greek notion that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances of the uterus

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hysteria was in 1772
BNC: 11749 COCA: 10247
hysteria

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF HYSTERIA | VERB + HYSTERIA | HYSTERIA + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEmass, public公眾的狂熱情緒mild, near輕微的癔病;近乎歇斯底里media, tabloid (BrE) 媒體的/小報的狂熱Unnecessary anxiety has been caused by media hysteria and misinformation.媒體的狂熱和虛假報道引起了人們不必要的焦慮。religious宗教狂熱anti-communist, war反共/戰爭狂熱... OF HYSTERIAfit一陣歇斯底里的發作She sometimes flew into fits of hysteria.她有時歇斯底里。note一絲歇斯底里There was a note of hysteria in his voice.他聲音裏透出一絲歇斯底里。VERB + HYSTERIAborder on近乎歇斯底里Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria.薩姆來的時候處於一種近乎於歇斯底里的興奮狀態。cause, create, fuel, generate, whip up引發情緒失控Some parts of the media are creating hysteria and exaggerating an important issue.部份媒體製造混亂,大肆誇張某個重要的問題。the hysteria whipped up by some newspapers由一些報紙引發的狂熱HYSTERIA + VERBsweep sth, sweep across sth, sweep through sth狂熱情緒席捲⋯the hysteria that swept through the country席捲全國的狂熱情緒surround sth狂熱情緒圍繞⋯There is still so much hysteria surrounding the issue.對這件事情仍有很多狂熱情緒。PREPOSITIONhysteria about對⋯的歇斯底里public hysteria about the bombings公眾對炸彈事件的過激反應hysteria over在⋯上的情緒失控hysteria over AIDS對艾滋病的過度恐慌PHRASESon the point of hysteria, on the verge of hysteria處於歇斯底里的邊緣She was babbling, on the verge of hysteria.她近乎歇斯底里地胡言亂語。

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