| 词组 | hysteria |
| 释义 | hysteria noun uncontrolled excitement or fearadjectives/nouns + hysteriamass/public hysteria (=among a lot of people) There was mass hysteria when she died.anti-communist/anti-British etc hysteria During the 1950s, the US was gripped by anti-communist hysteria.media/press hysteria Much unnecessary anxiety about the disease has been caused by media hysteria.tabloid hysteria (=in newspapers that do not have serious news stories based on facts) There is a lot of tabloid hysteria about which foods are good or bad for you.verbscreate/provoke hysteria The terrorists are trying to create hysteria and make people frightened to go to work.whip up hysteria (=encourage it) Extremists have been whipping up hysteria in the local community.border on/verge on hysteria (=be close to hysteria) He arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria.prepositionshysteria about/over sth There is a lot of hysteria about bird flu at the moment.phrasesbe in a state of hysteria Her family were in a state of hysteria because they did not know where she was.a mood/atmosphere/climate of hysteria The government was accused of creating a mood of hysteria about the crisis.a wave/tide/outbreak of hysteria A wave of hysteria about communism was sweeping the country.a fit of hysteria In a fit of hysteria, she blamed me for causing her father’s death.be on the verge/edge of hysteria (=be nearly hysterical) She was deeply upset and on the verge of hysteria. |
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