" hysteria "

 [ "hysteria" ]

1: once termed to be a disorder of only women (thus the root words being hyster, as it was originally thought that the uterus was a free floating object in a woman's body, and when lost would cause her to be hysterical), the original cure was for the doctor to masturbate the woman.

  * e.g.,  ... there was an outbreak of the plague, causing mass hysteria. 

 [ "hysteria" ]

2: mostly it is characterized by uncontrollable emotion, be it amusement, fear, etc, in a given situation.

 [ "hysteria" ]

1: Hysteria is a very good Muse song. Muse is the greatest band of all time, so how could they not make amazing songs? The bass line in this song is possibly the greatest thing I've ever heard.

  * e.g.,  ... Hysteria is amazing. Not Muse's best song but still fucking amazing. 

 [ "hysteria" ]

1: A condition where one starts laughing uncontrollably, usually without a good reason.

  * e.g.,  ... Me: *starts laughing really hard, falls on floor and stops breathing, still laughing though.* 

 [ "Hysteria" ]

1: 

  * e.g.,  ... When Angelina Jolie found out that Brad Pitt cheated on her with a flight attendant, she went into a state of complete hysteria, while listening to Hysteria by Muse and went completely fuck your own ass crazy. 

 [ "Hysteria" ]

2: an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc

 [ "Hysteria" ]

3: Psychoanalysis . a psychoneurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks, disturbances of sensory and motor functions, and various abnormal effects due to autosuggestion.

 [ "Hysteria" ]

4: A kick-ass Muse song.

 [ "Hysteria" ]

1: Kick-ass Muse song. Great when played live. muse rule!

  * e.g.,  ... Hysteria is a great Muse song 

 [ "Hysteria" ]

1: The greatest song ever made. You can never hate such a great song. you all suck who hate it

  * e.g.,  ... Great Song Hysteria is. 

 [ "Hysteria" ]

1: noun, but can be used as an adjective; extreme outrageousness, or being beyond awesome

  * e.g.,  ... That party last night was hysteria man. 

 [ "Hysteria" ]

1: Overplayed Muse Song

  * e.g.,  ... Dude i turn on kerrang...i hear hysteria...i turn on xfm..i hear hysteria...evena radio 1 plays hysteria..i like the song but its overplayed 

 [ "Hysteria Merchant" ]

1: Any talking head that makes a living spreading hysteria. CNN, Fox News, and the like harbor them.

  * e.g.,  ... The asshole hysteria merchants on Fox and CNN want to keep everybody in a state of fear with the relentless bullshit they sell to the mindless idiots who worship them. 

 [ "Hysteria Merchant" ]

2: Sean Hannity, Don Lemon, Bill O'Riley, Wolf Blitzer, Bret Baier, Rachel Maddow, Van Jones, and so on.

 [ "snow hysteria" ]

1: When the populace's fear of a snowstorm creates traffic jams and general panic way before any flakes even fall. Usually turns out to be a totally disproportionate response to a minor snowstorm.

  * e.g.,  ... Everyone is fleeing the office thanks to snow hysteria...but it isn't supposed to start snowing until 9 PM.