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noun
The sociopsychological phenomenon in which a large group of people exhibit the same or similar hysterical symptoms simultaneously.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: epidemic hysertia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria
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