Meanings
nounherd behaviour (countable and uncountable, plural herd behaviours)
plural herd behaviours
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesthe 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.
Translations
Czech stádní chování
- stádní chováníthe tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them
German Herdentrieb, Herdenverhalten
- Herdentriebthe tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them
- Herdenverhaltenthe tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them
Spanish comportamiento gregario
- comportamiento gregariothe tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them
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APA
herd behaviour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herd%20behaviour
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“herd behaviour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herd%20behaviour. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herd behaviour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herd%20behaviour.
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