moblike

Thân thiện

A large crowd moves in a moblike manner through the city streets.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless: Describes behavior, actions, or a mentality that is typical of an unruly, chaotic, and often violent crowd. It implies a loss of individual rationality and a tendency toward impulsive, aggressive, or uncontrolled group action.

Usage

The adjective "moblike" is used to modify nouns describing behavior, actions, or collective mentalities. It carries a negative connotation, suggesting chaos, lack of order, and the potential for violence. It is often used in sociological, political, or journalistic contexts to critique group behavior.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The protest turned moblike when agitators began throwing objects at the police.
  • He warned against the dangers of a moblike mentality taking over rational discourse.
  • The online harassment campaign had a moblike quality, with thousands piling on without verifying facts.

Advanced Usage

• "moblike behavior": Actions that are impulsive, disorderly, and characteristic of a riotous crowd.
  • The sudden rush for the exits was a display of pure moblike behavior.
• "moblike fury": Intense, uncontrolled anger expressed by a group.
  • The rumor sparked moblike fury in the small town.

Variants and Related Words

• Mobbish (adj): A synonym for moblike, meaning disorderly or characteristic of a mob.
  • The mobbish terrorizing of the neighborhood was condemned by leaders.
• Mob (n): A large, disorderly, and often violent crowd of people.
• Mob mentality (n phrase): The tendency for people in a group to think and act in a similar, often irrational or emotional, way.

Synonyms

• Riotous: Involving or characterized by wild and uncontrolled public disturbance.
• Lawless: Not governed by or obedient to laws; characterized by a lack of order.
• Unruly: Disorderly and disruptive; not amenable to discipline or control.

Antonyms

• Orderly: Neatly and methodically arranged; peaceful and well-behaved.
• Law-abiding: Obedient to the laws of society.
• Civilized: Polite and well-mannered; at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Herd mentality: Similar to mob mentality, describing how individuals in a group can adopt behaviors based on what others are doing, often without critical thought.
• Witch hunt: An investigation or campaign against a person or group holding unorthodox or unpopular views, often characterized by moblike prejudice and hysteria.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. characteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless
   • fanned mounting tension into mobbish terrorizing
   • moblike mentality

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mobbish