Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hysteria
IPA transcription: [hɪst'ɛɹiə]
Pronunciations of hysteria
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria
    Meaning: state of violent mental agitation
  • Synonyms: hysteria
    Meaning: excessive or uncontrollable fear
Usage examples
  • Devoid of hysteria and extravagance
  • An attack of hysteria which broke out at a banquet and became epidemic in the newspapers.
  • Not only had he alarmed--Louise and himself, he admitted--on the circular staircase, but he had dug the hole in the trunk-room wall, and later sent Eliza into hysteria.
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1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hypochondriasis, License CC BY-SA 4.0