Collocations for hysteria - noun
ADJ.
mass, public | mild, near | rising | media, tabloid
Unnecessary anxiety has been caused by media hysteria and misinformation.
Unnecessary anxiety has been caused by media hysteria and misinformation.
religious
QUANT.
fit
She smashed the place up in a fit of hysteria.
She smashed the place up in a fit of hysteria.
note, touch
the touch of hysteria in her voice
the touch of hysteria in her voice
VERB + HYSTERIA
border on
Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria.
Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria.
bring on, engender, generate
That thought was enough to bring on near hysteria.
That thought was enough to bring on near hysteria.
HYSTERIA + VERB
mount, rise
She felt hysteria rising.
She felt hysteria rising.
die down, diminish
Eventually the hysteria died down.
Eventually the hysteria died down.
sweep (across/through) sth
the hysteria that swept through the country
the hysteria that swept through the country
PREP.
~ about
public hysteria about the bombings
public hysteria about the bombings
~ over
hysteria over Aids
hysteria over Aids
PHRASES
on the brink/point/verge of hysteria
She was babbling, on the verge of hysteria.
She was babbling, on the verge of hysteria.