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hysteria

[hi-ster-ee-uh, -steer-] / hɪˈstɛr i ə, -ˈstɪər- /


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And some of the biggest software-sector declines on Friday seemed largely unrelated to the AI hysteria around Block’s layoffs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

But both AI boosterism and backlash about AI killing jobs are whipping up public hysteria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

"With the look of the wolf - as we've seen with the Preston three - if you get one wandering, you get mass hysteria."

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

She has them read books such as The Crucible and the Lord of the Flies to teach about the dangers of mass hysteria and group vilification.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

The waves of recurring crime, the silly fads and crazes, the quicksilver changes in public taste, the hysteria and fears—all of these had long been mysteries to me.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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