Meanings
nounherd instinct (plural herd instincts)
plural herd instincts
- human sciencesherding instinct.
But as we've seen at Westminster, the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves.
7 July 2022, Boris Johnson, resignation speech
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herd instinct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herd%20instinct
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“herd instinct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herd%20instinct. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herd instinct,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herd%20instinct.
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