There was a note of controlled hysteria in his voice that terrified Silence.

She had keyed herself up to a state of controlled hysteria.

Everywhere Mr. Schuller's command of the orchestra is wonderful; aggression and controlled hysteria materialize in brilliant series of sonic metaphors.

Vince watched what I hoped was my controlled hysteria as I first started packing up my recorder, then abandoned the task.

Or controlled hysteria.

There is a long one-take scene in which she works herself up into controlled hysteria and tears, which turn her mascara into riveting black rivulets of sorrow.

Part of her wanted to laugh, but a close examination of that response would have revealed it could more correctly be attributed to controlled hysteria rather than comedy.

I felt a kind of controlled hysteria.

The whining voice had the quality of controlled hysteria.

She glanced back toward the shrieking woman, who had calmed down to a controlled hysteria.