Noun
die Hysterie
Pronunciation: /hʏsteˈʁiː/
hysteria
C1
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plural Hysterien
Meanings
Noun
- hysteria
Example sentence
Die Nachricht löste in der Stadt eine regelrechte Hysterie aus.
The news set off real hysteria in the town.
Word forms
singular
die Hysterie
plural
die Hysterien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Hysterie
Accusativedie Hysterie
Dativeder Hysterie
Genitiveder Hysterie
Plural
Nominativedie Hysterien
Accusativedie Hysterien
Dativeden Hysterien
Genitiveder Hysterien
Usage
- in Hysterie verfallen — become hysterical; a strongly evaluative expression
- Hysterie / Aufregung — hysteria / excitement or agitation; Hysterie is a much stronger label
Der Film zeigt, wie ein Gerücht die ganze Stadt in Hysterie versetzt.
The film shows how a rumour sends the whole town into hysteria.