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hysteria

[hi-ster-ee-uh, -steer-] / hɪˈstɛr i ə, -ˈstɪər- /


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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

Despite the hysteria, it isn’t dead or dying but changed, in ways that make it more attuned to its audiences but less effective as a vehicle for institutional accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is telling the world not to give into hysteria but cooler heads are not at the moment prevailing.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

He echoed similar statements about Russia's intentions made by Western intelligence agencies, which Moscow dismisses as hysteria.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

It was Lillian who began to laugh and it spread to her children and possessed them, a laughter one part hysteria and one part relief.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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