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pack mentality

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[pak men-tal-i-tee] / ˈpæk mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti /

noun

pack mentalities plural
  1. the tendency of a group to act on a collective impulse, without individual group members thinking for themselves or making deliberate choices; herd mentality.


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The Bulldogs have survived by the pack mentality.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2021

Developers have a pack mentality — which is another reason the human names have snowballed, Groff says.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2019

“I don’t like this pack mentality, all too common these days,” she added.

From Reuters Jan. 15, 2018

Instead, he said, it had led to "groupthink, pack mentality and depressing conformity", with society "hooked on self esteem and self worth".

From BBC Nov. 28, 2017

The big problem he finds running the blog is that his anonymous commenters get a kind of pack mentality.

From The Guardian Jul. 23, 2011

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