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herd behaviour

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Source Word

herd behaviour

Noun

countable uncountable

(sociology) the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.

Japanese Meaning

（動物や人間の集団に見られる）自発的に同調し、一体となって行動する現象 / 個々の統率や調整がないにもかかわらず、集団全体が一斉に反応・動く傾向

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Investors' herd behaviour drove the stock price to unrealistic highs before the bubble burst.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

投資家たちの群れ行動がバブル崩壊前に株価を不合理な高値にまで押し上げた。

Sense（1）

(sociology) the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.

herd behaviours

（ plural ）

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