hysteria

英 [hɪˈstɪəriə]

美 [hɪˈstɪriə]

n.  歇斯底里; 情绪狂暴不可抑止; 大肆鼓吹; 狂热夸张; 大惊小怪; 癔病

复数：hysterias　

CET6GRE医学

Collins.1 / BNC.11749 / COCA.10247

牛津词典

noun

• 歇斯底里；情绪狂暴不可抑止
  a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person, or a group of people, loses control of their emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc.
  1. There was mass hysteria when the band came on stage.
     乐队登台时观众一片疯狂。
  2. A note of hysteria crept into her voice.
     她的声音听来有点歇斯底里。
• 大肆鼓吹；狂热夸张；大惊小怪
  an extremely excited and exaggerated way of behaving or reacting to an event
  1. the usual media hysteria that surrounds royal visits
     媒体对于王室成员访问的惯常的大肆渲染
  2. public hysteria about AIDS
     公众对艾滋病谈虎色变
• 癔病；歇斯底里
  a condition in which sb experiences violent or extreme emotions that they cannot control, especially as a result of shock

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （一群人的）情绪失控，狂野情绪的爆发
  Hysteriaamong a group of people is a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic.
  1. No one could help getting carried away by the hysteria...
     所有人都不由自主地受到狂热情绪的感染。
  2. Several were hurt in the panic. 'It was mass hysteria,' said Rev John Borders.
     数人在恐慌中受了伤。“人们都疯了，”约翰·博德斯牧师说。
• N-UNCOUNT 癔病;歇斯底里
  A person who is suffering fromhysteriais in a state of violent and disturbed emotion as a result of shock.
  1. By now, she was screaming, completely overcome with hysteria.
     现在她正在尖叫，完全处于癔病发作状态。

英英释义

noun

• excessive or uncontrollable fear
• state of violent mental agitation
  Synonym:crazedeliriumfrenzyfury
• neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
  Synonym:hysterical neurosis

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