MASS HYSTERIA Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase mass hysteria. (close relations)
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| bedlam | nounn | |||||
noun • pejorative terms for an insane asylum • a state of extreme confusion and disorder | ||||||
| chaos | nounn | |||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe • a state of extreme confusion and disorder • the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos • (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions | ||||||
| commotion | nounn | |||||
noun • a disorderly outburst or tumult • the act of making a noisy disturbance • confused movement | ||||||
| confusion | nounn | |||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||
| delirium | nounn | |||||
noun • state of violent mental agitation • a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations | ||||||
| frenzy | nounn | |||||
noun • state of violent mental agitation | ||||||
| mayhem | nounn | |||||
noun • the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person • violent and needless disturbance | ||||||
| pandemonium | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme confusion and disorder | ||||||
| panic | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events verb • be overcome by a sudden fear • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic | ||||||
| tumult | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of commotion and noise and confusion • violent agitation • the act of making a noisy disturbance | ||||||
| turmoil | nounn | |||||
noun • a violent disturbance • violent agitation • disturbance usually in protest | ||||||
| uproar | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of commotion and noise and confusion • loud confused noise from many sources | ||||||
| epidemic hysertia | nounn | |||||
noun • a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation | ||||||
