Editing Ochloanoia

==English==

===Etymology===
From {{der|en|grc|ὄχλος|t=crowd, mob|tr=óchlos}} + {{der|en|grc|ἄνοια|t=lack of understanding, folly|tr=ánoia}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌɒk.loʊ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ochloanoia.wav|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɔɪə|s=5}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|-|s}}

# Collective mindlessness or irrationality that arises specifically within a crowd or mob, in which individual judgment dissolves into shared folly.
#: ''The riot was less a coordinated protest and more a sudden outbreak of '''ochloanoia''', as hundreds of otherwise sensible people succumbed to the chaos.''

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|groupthink}}
* {{l|en|herd behavior}}
* {{l|en|herd mentality}}
* {{l|en|mob mentality}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|ochlocracy}}
* {{l|en|ochlophobia}}
* {{l|en|paranoia}}