“Many people thought they knew the end of the world was nigh, but were lying to prevent mass hysteria.”

“But every time governments and the media have whipped up such hysteria it has boosted racism.”

“Facts were fabricated from whole cloth by wild rumor and fueled by crowd hysteria, fear, desperation and downright anger.”

“The comedian's witty punchline sent the whole audience into fits of hysterics.”

“After seeing a spider, she broke into hysterics, screaming and flailing her arms in uncontrollable fear.”

“Some ragas such as Darbari-kanhara, Khamaj and Pooriya are strongly recommended for defusing tension in mind, particularly in case of hysterics.”

“They are, she says, latter-day hysterias, psychosomatic disorders whose roots lie not in organic causes but in psychological distress.”

“And like all hysterias, this one is based on falsehoods and is bound to do grave damage.”

“But the hysteria against deconstruction has, as hysterias tend to do, blotted out distinctions.”