ALL meanings of mass hysteria
mass hys·te·ri·a
M m - noun mass hysteria a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness. 1
- noun mass hysteria (psychology) The sociopsychological phenomenon in which a large group of people exhibit the same or similar hysterical symptoms simultaneously. 0
- noun mass hysteria a frenzied emotional state that affects a large number of people at the same time 0