hive mind
Americannoun
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the property of apparent sentience in a colony of social insects acting as a single organism, each insect performing a specific role for the good of the group.
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Psychology,
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a collective consciousness, analogous to the behavior of social insects, in which a group of people become aware of their commonality and think and act as a community, sharing their knowledge, thoughts, and resources.
the global hive mind that has emerged with sites like Twitter and Facebook.
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such a group mentality characterized by uncritical conformity and loss of a sense of individuality and personal accountability.
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Etymology
Origin of hive mind
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The Apple TV show is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which most of humanity has been infected with an alien virus creating a peaceful hive mind, with only 13 outliers immune.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the debut season, she’s one of the few remaining humans on Earth who is not part of a particularly cheery hive mind brought on by an alien virus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Our attention is diverted away from ourselves and toward a collective hive mind by social media, advertising and the crushing deluge of current events.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
By 2055, she thinks many people will be "cognitively connected" - a hive mind of humans and technology via servers, which will help in the sharing of ideas.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
I could be subsumed into Abnegation’s hive mind, projecting always outward.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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