Synonyms for hysteria
hɪˈstɛr i ə, -ˈstɪər-hys·te·ri·a

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1. craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysterianoun

   state of violent mental agitation

   Synonyms:
   fad, hysterical neurosis, furiousness, craze, vehemence, cult, madness, ferocity, violence, delirium, fierceness, furore, fury, frenzy, rage, wildness, furor

2. hysterianoun

   excessive or uncontrollable fear

   Synonyms:
   fury, frenzy, hysterical neurosis, craze, delirium

3. hysteria, hysterical neurosisnoun

   neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions

   Synonyms:
   fury, frenzy, hysterical neurosis, craze, delirium

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1. hysterianoun

   Synonyms:
   (Med.) hysterics

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1. List of paraphrases for "hysteria":

   hysterical, frenzy

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1. hysteria

   Synonyms:
   Conversion disorder, see there
   

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1. Joe Biden:

   This is no time for Donald Trumps record of hysteria and xenophobia -- hysterical xenophobia --and fearmongering to lead the way instead of science.

2. Stuart Oakley:

   It's a flight to quality as well, the news seems to be creating this mass hysteria everywhere, there's panic that the world's about to end, so people are getting out of risk and putting their money in safe havens and the biggest one of those are 10-year Treasury bond.

3. Lisa Pak:

   This is not an unusual trip for him ... he's not a tourist who got lost, he speaks Korean, he's been there many times, we didn't want to cause unnecessary hysteria, just make sure he is OK. He's very non-political; he just wants to help the people.

4. Barack Obama:

   We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic, we don't make good decisions if it's based on hysteria or an exaggeration of risks.

5. Karen Burka:

   A lot of advertisers lined up to throw money at this stuff because they were caught up in the hysteria about the Web. But now they want to know how you make money selling a 1.59 bottle of dish detergent on the World Wide Web.