hysterianoun [ U ]
uk/hɪˈstɪə.ri.ə/us/hɪˈstɪr.i.ə/extreme fear, excitement, anger, etc. that cannot be controlled:
One woman, close to hysteria, grabbed my arm.
Tabloid hysteria about the murders has increased public fears.
mass hysteria
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Becoming too excited and easily upset
- ant
- antsy
- at the end of your tether idiom 1
- at the end of your tether
- be in a whirl idiom
- explosive
- high-strung
- highly strung
- hot under the collar idiom
- hyper
- hyperactive
- hysterical
- sensitive
- shock
- squeamishly
- stomach
- tether
- thin-skinned
- touchy
- worked up
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