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Created page with "==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..." |
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From | From Ancient Greek ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ὄχλος ὄχλος]'' (óchlos, “crowd, mob”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἄνοια ἄνοια]'' (ánoia, “lack of understanding, folly”). | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* | * Katakana: オクロアノイア (Okuroanoia) | ||
* | * Hangul: 오클로아노이아 (Okeulloanoia) | ||
* Anglo-Saxon Runes: ᚩᚳᛚᚩᚪᚾᚩᛁᚪ (Okloanoia) | |||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
'''ochloanoia''' (''uncountable'') | |||
# Collective mindlessness or irrationality that arises specifically within a crowd or mob, in which individual judgment dissolves into shared folly. | # Collective mindlessness or irrationality that arises specifically within a crowd or mob, in which individual judgment dissolves into shared folly. | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink] | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/herd_mentality herd mentality] | |||
* | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mob_mentality mob mentality] | ||
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====Related terms==== | ====Related terms==== | ||
* | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ochlocracy ochlocracy] | ||
* | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ochlophobia ochlophobia] | ||
* | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/paranoia paranoia] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:32, 14 June 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Ancient Greek ὄχλος (óchlos, “crowd, mob”) + ἄνοια (ánoia, “lack of understanding, folly”).
Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]- Katakana: オクロアノイア (Okuroanoia)
- Hangul: 오클로아노이아 (Okeulloanoia)
- Anglo-Saxon Runes: ᚩᚳᛚᚩᚪᚾᚩᛁᚪ (Okloanoia)
Noun
[edit | edit source]ochloanoia (uncountable)
- 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.