"hysteria" in the noun sense
1. craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria
state of violent mental agitation
2. hysteria
excessive or uncontrollable fear
3. hysteria, hysterical neurosis
neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
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