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Collocations for hysteria - noun

ADJ.

mass, public | mild, near | rising | media, tabloid
Unnecessary anxiety has been caused by media hysteria and misinformation.
religious

QUANT.

fit
She smashed the place up in a fit of hysteria.
note, touch
the touch of hysteria in her voice

VERB + HYSTERIA

border on
Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria.
bring on, engender, generate
That thought was enough to bring on near hysteria.

HYSTERIA + VERB

mount, rise
She felt hysteria rising.
die down, diminish
Eventually the hysteria died down.
sweep (across/through) sth
the hysteria that swept through the country

PREP.

~ about
public hysteria about the bombings
~ over
hysteria over Aids

PHRASES

on the brink/point/verge of hysteria
She was babbling, on the verge of hysteria.

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