mass hysteria
mass hysteria noun: the sociopsychological phenomenon in which a large group of people exhibit the same or similar hysterical symptoms simultaneously.
Noun
mass hysteria (uncountable)
- The sociopsychological phenomenon in which a large group of people exhibit the same or similar hysterical symptoms simultaneously.
- The new mass hysteria is known as the Pyramid Club and began—like so many other strange and wonderful notions—somewhere under the balmy skies of California.1949 March 7, “Pyramid Club Craze Sweeps Nation”, in LIFE, volume 26, number 10, →ISSN, page 27
- However, these make no mention of mass hysteria or give any suggestion that hysteria may affect multiple individuals at one time in a special situation.1974 December, Lewis D. Polk, “Mass Hysteria in an Elementary School”, in Clinical Pediatrics, volume 13, number 12, →DOI, page 1013
mass hysteria meaning in Tamil and Thai
mass hysteria in Tamil
- கூட்ட வெறி
mass hysteria in Thai
- sociopsychological phenomenon
- อุปาทานหมู่
Questions about mass hysteria
- What does mass hysteria mean?
- Mass hysteria means the sociopsychological phenomenon in which a large group of people exhibit the same or similar hysterical symptoms simultaneously.
- What is mass hysteria in Tamil?
- Mass hysteria in Tamil is கூட்ட வெறி. See Mass hysteria meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mass hysteria?
- Mass hysteria is a noun.
Words near mass hysteria in the dictionary
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