herd mentality

American  

[hurd men-tal-i-tee] / ˈhɜrd mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti /

noun

herd mentalities plural

1. the inclination among members of a group to follow what they perceive to be the prevailing attitudes and behavior of the group instead of making their own decisions and assertions.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• herd mentalities
  plural

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herd mentality

They are driven by human information processing — knowing how to weigh news as it arrives — and by fear, greed, panic, herd mentality and other emotions.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Many times, groupthink and herd mentality can prevent bad ideas from being spotted and canceled before they become larger failures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

These hacker communities have a "herd mentality", he says: "People don't care about the medical side of things - all they see is 20 millions being paid."

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

Borgli parallels this vision with a concomitant one of destructive herd mentality, and how easy it is for a mob to form.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

With the continued spread of herd mentality the number seems not unlikely to grow smaller yet.

From The Forerunners by Rolland, Romain