war hysteria
Bellicose mass frenzy
War hysteria is widespread panic, fear, or irrational behavior that grips a population during wartime or periods of military tension.
It often manifests as suspicion toward perceived enemies, scapegoating of minority groups, and support for extreme measures: War hysteria led to the internment of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor.
The term usually carries critical connotations, implying the fear is disproportionate or manipulated.
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- yellow journalismReporting prioritizing shock value
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- war feverMass appetite for armed conflict
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
fearmongering · paranoia · mobilization · home front · nationalism · xenophobia · witch-hunt · McCarthyism · fifth column · enemy aliens · enemy · suspicion · loose lips · rumors · blackout · air-raid · bomb shelter · duck and cover
- mass delusionsgroupthink, mob mentality, herd mentality, moral panic, satanic panic
- Japanese Internmentinternment camps, internment camp, Japanese internment, Executive Order 9066, internees
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Free from agitation
composure · level-headedness · equanimity · sangfroid · sobriety
war hysteriaanti-war sentiment
Opposition to armed conflict
pacifism · peace movement · dovishness · war resistance · conscientious objection
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