клику́шество

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nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
hysterics, hysterical ranting, shrill alarmism
Его клику́шество в прессе никого́ не убеди́ло.
His hysterical ranting in the press convinced no one.
Derogatory, used of public speech or writing.
2.
(rare) religious hysteria, hysterical fits (believed to be possession), possession-like seizuresreligion
Клику́шество в деревня́х счита́ли бесо́вской одержи́мостью.
In the villages such hysterical fits were regarded as demonic possession.
Refers to the condition of a кликуша in old Russian village life.

Examples

Её кликушество всех сильно раздражало.
Her hysterical behavior irritated everyone a great deal.
Соседи считали её слова обычным кликушеством.
The neighbors considered what she said to be nothing more than ordinary hysteria.
Такое кликушество не поможет решить проблему.
Such hysterics won’t help solve the problem.