hive mind
Americannoun
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the property of apparent sentience in a colony of social insects acting as a single organism, each insect performing a specific role for the good of the group.
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Psychology,
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a collective consciousness, analogous to the behavior of social insects, in which a group of people become aware of their commonality and think and act as a community, sharing their knowledge, thoughts, and resources.
the global hive mind that has emerged with sites like Twitter and Facebook.
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such a group mentality characterized by uncritical conformity and loss of a sense of individuality and personal accountability.
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Etymology
Origin of hive mind
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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As far as gas prices go, there is no hive mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The hive mind is one of genre fiction’s most reliably unsettling tropes, embodying our native fear of being overwhelmed by a force organized around a singular purpose.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025
By 2055, she thinks many people will be "cognitively connected" - a hive mind of humans and technology via servers, which will help in the sharing of ideas.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024
The author says she was partly inspired by the villainous Borg from “Star Trek,” which operate as a hive mind.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
Enough to create a hive mind and prank the both of us at once, I thought.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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