hive mind

American  

Or hivemind

noun

1. 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.

2. Psychology,

   1. 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.

   2. 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

Thought leadership, on the other hand, implies that we can create and lead a hive mind like the Borg from “Star Trek.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The hive mind is one of genre fiction’s most reliably unsettling tropes, embodying our native fear of being overwhelmed by a force organized around a singular purpose.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

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

The author says she was partly inspired by the villainous Borg from “Star Trek,” which operate as a hive mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Enough to create a hive mind and prank the both of us at once, I thought.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith