单词 | mass hysteria |
释义 | mass hysterianoun Psychology.a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness. Also called epidemic hysteria . Origin of mass hysteriaFirst recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby mass hysteriamasseteric nerve, masseur, masseuse, mass extinction, Massey, mass hysteria, massicot, massif, Massif Central, massification, Massillon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for mass hysteriamass hysteria n.Spontaneous, en masse development of identical physical or emotional symptoms among a group of individuals, as in a classroom of schoolchildren. A socially contagious frenzy of irrational behavior in a group of people as a reaction to an event. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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