groupthink
Meanings
Plural: groupthinks
Noun
- decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)
- A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
Origin / Etymology
Coined by William H. Whyte in 1952, from group + think, modelled on earlier doublethink from Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Synonyms
echo chamber, group-thinking, herdthink
Scrabble Score: 20
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Words With Friends Score: 23
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