hysteria

🇬🇧 UK/his'tiәriә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Excessive, uncontrollable emotion or excitement; a psychological condition marked by emotional outbursts.

歇斯底里,癔病,过度兴奋

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
hysterroot
+
iasuffix
=hysteria

Common Collocations

  • 1.mass hysteria集体歇斯底里
  • 2.collective hysteria大规模歇斯底里

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    During the pandemic, some people experienced mass hysteria about vaccine safety without solid evidence.

  • 2.

    The crowd descended into hysteria when they realized the concert was cancelled.

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