groupthink

English

/ˈɡɹuːpθɪŋk/

noun

Definitions

A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.

Etymology

Compound from English group + English think (seem, appear).

Origin

English

think

Gloss

seem, appear

Concept

Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Eurogroup English
European Research Group English
afterthink English
allogroup English
badthink English
battlegroup English
bethink English
biogroup English
chatgroup English
cogroup English
crimethink English
cybergroup English
degroup English
demogroup English
doublethink English
e-group English
ecogroup English
filegroup English
foregroup English
forethink English
forthink English
genogroup English
goodthink English
group English
groupable English
groupage English
groupcast English
groupcentric English
groupie English
groupification English
groupify English
groupish English
groupism English
groupist English
grouplet English
grouplike English
groupmate English
groupmind English
groupness English
groupo English
groupoid English
groupset English
groupspeak English
groupthinker English
groupware English
groupwide English
groupwise English
groupwork English
groupy English
gyrogroup English
haplogroup English
headgroup English
herdthink English
homegroup English
hypergroup English
ingroup English
intergroup English
interthink English
intragroup English
isogroup English
large quasar group English
macrogroup English
mastergroup English
megagroup English
metagroup English
misgroup English
misthink English
multigroup English
newgroup English
newsgroup English
nongroup English
orthogroup English
outgroup English
outthink English
overgroup English
overthink English
paragroup English
pathogroup English
phenogroup English
phylogroup English
playgroup English
protogroup English
pseudogroup English
quasigroup English
regroup English
rethink English
semigroup English
serogroup English
sidegroup English
subgroup English
supergroup English
tailgroup English
think English
think meat English
thinkable English
thinker English
thinkest English
thinketh English
thinking English
thinko English
thinksome English
thinky English
umbethink English
underthink English
ungroup English
unthink English
unthinkable English
whaddayathink English
workgroup English
wrongthink English
yeargroup English
groupe French
グループ Japanese
thinken Middle English
grŵp Welsh
그룹 Korean
*kl(j)u(ŋ/k) Proto-Sino-Tibetan
tik Volapük
tikön Volapük
ting Tok Pisin
tingting Tok Pisin
قروب Hijazi Arabic
قروب Gulf Arabic
kulupu Tongan (Tonga Islands)
tink Nigerian Pidgin