hysteria

英 [hɪˈstɪəriə]

美 [hɪˈstɪriə]

n. 歇斯底里; 情绪狂暴不可抑止; 大肆鼓吹; 狂热夸张; 大惊小怪; 癔病

复数：hysterias　

Collins.1 / BNC.11749 / COCA.10247

牛津词典

noun

歇斯底里；情绪狂暴不可抑止
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.
1. There was mass hysteria when the band came on stage.
  乐队登台时观众一片疯狂。
2. A note of hysteria crept into her voice.
  她的声音听来有点歇斯底里。
大肆鼓吹；狂热夸张；大惊小怪
an extremely excited and exaggerated way of behaving or reacting to an event
1. the usual media hysteria that surrounds royal visits
  媒体对于王室成员访问的惯常的大肆渲染
2. public hysteria about AIDS
  公众对艾滋病谈虎色变
癔病；歇斯底里
a condition in which sb experiences violent or extreme emotions that they cannot control, especially as a result of shock

N-UNCOUNT （一群人的）情绪失控，狂野情绪的爆发
Hysteriaamong a group of people is a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic.
1. No one could help getting carried away by the hysteria...
  所有人都不由自主地受到狂热情绪的感染。
2. Several were hurt in the panic. 'It was mass hysteria,' said Rev John Borders.
  数人在恐慌中受了伤。“人们都疯了，”约翰·博德斯牧师说。
N-UNCOUNT 癔病;歇斯底里
A person who is suffering fromhysteriais in a state of violent and disturbed emotion as a result of shock.
1. By now, she was screaming, completely overcome with hysteria.
  现在她正在尖叫，完全处于癔病发作状态。

noun

excessive or uncontrollable fear
state of violent mental agitation
Synonym:crazedeliriumfrenzyfury
neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
Synonym:hysterical neurosis

He remained imperturbable in spite of the hysteria and panic all around him.
尽管他周围的人歇斯底里地惊慌失措，但他仍保持冷静。
A little note of hysteria crept into tonder's laughter.
托德的笑声里带了点歇斯底里的音调。
But in this, environmental hysteria about nuclear power is matched by green delusions about renewable energy.
然而这种说法之中，关于核能的环保神经质与对可再生能源的绿色错觉同样严重。
Connie had recovered from her hysteria.
康妮从歇斯底里中恢复过来了。
Their grief turned to hysteria when the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery
当送葬队走到墓地时，他们更加悲恸欲绝。
His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
他的声音近乎歇斯底里。
We've already caused mass hysteria.
我们已经引起了公众的不冷静情绪。
And since AIDS was initially fatal and untreatable the "gay plague" there was hysteria about contracting it.
由于艾滋病一开始就是致命的，而且无法治愈，因此人们一旦确诊感染了这种“同性恋瘟疫”&也就是HIV，往往就会陷入歇斯底里的境地。
Public hysteria fanned fears of an invasion.
公众的歇斯底里情绪引发了对侵略的恐惧。
This is not a reason for hysteria, he said.
他表示：这不是变得歇斯底里的理由。