mass delusion

Examples (10)

• The witch trials are often cited as a historical example of mass delusion.
• Psychologists study the mechanisms by which a mass delusion can take hold in a society.
• The belief that housing prices could only go up was a form of mass delusion that led to the financial crisis.
• The rapid spread of misinformation online can create a powerful mass delusion in a very short time.
• What the cult leader called a spiritual awakening, others saw as a dangerous mass delusion.
• It's frightening to think an entire nation could fall victim to a mass delusion fueled by propaganda.
• The widespread panic was nothing more than a mass delusion, with no real basis in fact.
• Are we currently living through a period of mass delusion regarding our relationship with technology?
• Historians argue whether the bizarre event was a genuine phenomenon or simply a case of mass delusion.
• The mass delusion began to unravel as people started to question the official narrative.