hysteria

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The book also documents how poorly prepared government agencies were in dealing with infectious diseases, how social media amplified fears and how hysteria overtook science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

"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

There was a tinge of hysteria in his voice.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss