Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mass hysteria

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: mass hys-te-ria
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sociopsychological phenomenon in which a large group of people exhibit the same or similar hysterical symptoms simultaneously.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

epidemic hysteria

Questions

What does mass hysteria mean?: The sociopsychological phenomenon in which a large group of people exhibit the same or similar hysterical symptoms simultaneously.

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