Fun and Hysteria

Fun

Fun noun - Someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment.

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Hysteria and fun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hysteria" instead a noun "Fun".

Hysteria noun - A state of wildly excited activity or emotion.

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Fun and hysteria are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fun" instead a noun "Hysteria".

good	good fun	good hysteria
complete	complete fun	complete hysteria
genuine	genuine fun	genuine hysteria
plain	plain fun	plain hysteria
Other adjectives: real, serious, mindless.

This one was so incredibly over-the-top, it was actually adopted by the pro-marijuana community as an indictment of the hysteria that surrounds marijuana (as well as, perhaps ironically, a really fun movie to watch while stoned).

Source: Scare 'Em Straight
This allowed Doofenshmirtz to ride the wave of hysteria and take over the Tri-State Area, turning it into a ruined industrial dystopia where fun and creativity are outlawed, kids are kept in People Jars until they reach adulthood, and everyone is forced to change their name to "Joe".

Source: Butterfly of Doom

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