hysteria
noun[U]
uk/hɪˈstɪə.ri.ə/us/hɪˈstɪr.i.ə/extremefear,excitement,anger, etc. that cannot becontrolled:
歇斯底里One woman,closeto hysteria,grabbedmyarm.一个近乎歇斯底里的女人抓住了我的胳膊。
Tabloid hysteria about themurdershasincreasedpublicfears.小报对于这些凶杀案歇斯底里般的报道增加了公众的恐惧。
masshysteria人群的狂热情绪
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frenzy
Becoming too excited and easily upset
- ado
- ant
- antsy
- at the end ofyourtetheridiom
- be in a whirlidiom
- demented
- febrile
- have ants inyourpantsidiom
- have thin/thick skinidiom
- high-strung
- highly strung
- hot under the collaridiom
- hysterics
- lather
- overeager
- overeagerness
- oversensitive
- overwrought
- shockable
- whirl
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