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mass hysteria

phenomenon that transmits collective illusions of threats, whether real or imaginary, through a population in society as a result of rumors and fear
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mass hysteria

Summary

mass hysteria ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,576 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • mass hysteria is a type of hysterical contagion[2].
  • mass hysteria is a type of sociogenic illness[3].
  • mass hysteria's Commons category is recorded as Collective obsessional behavior[4].
  • mass hysteria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mass psychogenic illness[5].
  • mass hysteria's has effect is recorded as 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include hysterical contagion[2] and sociogenic illness[3].

Why It Matters

mass hysteria ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,576 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → hysterical contagion, sociogenic illness
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