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mass hysteria

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noun Psychology.
a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
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Also called epidemic hysteria .

Origin of mass hysteria

First recorded in 1930–35
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