noun [U]
1 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.
2 (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
3 (medical) a condition in which sb experiences violent or extreme emotions that they cannot control, especially as a result of shock
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for hysteria is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does hysteria appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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