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mass hysteria

/ˈmæs hɪˈstɪəriə/

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/ˈmæs hɪˈstɪəriə/C1formalmedical
  • ruФеномен, при котором группа людей одновременно испытывает схожие физические или эмоциональные симптомы, часто вызванные страхом, стрессом или общим убеждением, без явной органической причины.

A phenomenon where a group of people simultaneously experience similar physical or emotional symptoms, often triggered by fear, stress, or shared belief, without a clear organic cause.

  1. Collective psychological phenomenonC1formal

    A condition in which a large group of people exhibit similar physical or emotional symptoms, often with no organic cause, typically triggered by fear or anxiety.

    ruМассовая истерия

    • The outbreak of fainting spells at the school was later diagnosed as mass hysteria.
    • Mass hysteria can spread quickly through a community after a frightening event.
    • Historians often cite the Salem witch trials as a classic example of mass hysteria.