All 6 Uses of
hysteria
in
Atlas Shrugged
- "I'm inclined to believe that that's a rumor created by public hysteria," said Dr. Ferris dryly.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- The train was loaded to capacity, and the shrill notes of hysteria in the confusion of voices were the pleas for space in vestibules and aisles.†
Chpt 2.5
- It was an irregular beat, with sudden screeches and short, sharp cracks, a sound like the broken laughter of hysteria, with the fitful jerking of the car to match it.†
Chpt 2.10
- A woman shrieked suddenly, with the demanding petulance of hysteria, "What are we going to do?"†
Chpt 2.10
- There was a sound of submerged hysteria in the whispers.†
Chpt 3.3
- Dr. Ferris was asking impatiently, with the crackling energy of a man who feels at home in a world of hysteria.†
Chpt 3.9
Definition:
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(hysteria) a state of violent mental agitation -- especially uncontrollable fear