hysteria

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ mass, public

▪ mild (esp. BrE), near

▪ media, tabloid (BrE)

▪

Unnecessary anxiety has been caused by media hysteria and misinformation.

▪ religious

▪ anti-communist, war

… OF HYSTERIA

▪ fit

▪

She sometimes flew into fits of hysteria.

▪ note

▪

There was a note of hysteria in his voice.

VERB + HYSTERIA

▪ border on

▪

Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria.

▪ cause, create, fuel, generate, whip up

▪

Some parts of the media are creating hysteria and exaggerating an important issue.

▪

the hysteria whipped up by some newspapers

HYSTERIA + VERB

▪ sweep sth, sweep across sth, sweep through sth

▪

the hysteria that swept through the country

▪ surround sth

▪

There is still so much hysteria surrounding the issue.

PREPOSITION

▪ hysteria about

▪

public hysteria about the bombings

▪ hysteria over

▪

hysteria over AIDS

PHRASES

▪ on the point of hysteria, on the verge of hysteria

▪

She was babbling, on the verge of hysteria.