mass hysteria

Other forms: mass hysterias

Definitions of mass hysteria
  1. noun
    a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
    synonyms: epidemic hysertia
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    type of:
    craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria
    state of violent mental agitation
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