hysteria

BrE /ˈhɪstəriə/ AmE /ˈhɪstəriə/

noun en → es

1 ILLNESS [singular] C1

a mental illness in which a person has physical symptoms that are not caused by any real disease and that are often related to emotional problems or stress

histeria, enfermedad nerviosa

Collocations suffer from hysteria

  • She was diagnosed with hysteria.

    Ella fue diagnosticada con histeria.

2 EXCITEMENT [singular] B2

extreme excitement or nervousness, especially about something that is going to happen soon

histeria, excitación excesiva

Collocations in a state of hysteria

  • The crowd was in a state of hysteria before the concert.

    La multitud estaba en un estado de histeria antes del concierto.

3 EXAGGERATION [singular] C1

exaggerated or unreasonable behavior, especially in a situation that does not require it

histerismo, exageración

Collocations display hysteria over something

  • She displayed hysteria over the smallest things.

    Ella mostraba histerismo por las cosas más insignificantes.