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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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Others worry the technology might only amplify the herd mentality that has burned some traders in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

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

She says it was fuelled by a "herd mentality".

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

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 Romain Rolland

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