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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition in which a large group of people exhibit similar physical or emotional symptoms, such as anxiety or extreme excitement.
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- noun psychology The
sociopsychological phenomenon in which a large group of people exhibit the same or similarhysterical symptoms simultaneously.
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- noun a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
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