herd instinct meaning

• noun
    The instinct that urges men or animals to act upon contagious impulses or to follow the herd
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  [Finance]
  A mentality characterized by a lack of individuality, causing people to think and act like the general population.

• Morality is the herd instinct in the individual
• "There's definitely a herd instinct ."
• There is a certain herd instinct that plays out among pachyderms,
• But when the herd instinct is unleashed, watch out!
• They don't feel they need to maintain that herd instinct.
• -- Herd Instinct : Something that can no longer be underestimated.
• Without a clear market direction, investors sell based on herd instinct.
• People have to avoid the herd instinct that was very damaging in 1982.
• In true auction style, herd instinct took over.
• From then on the so-called herd instinct among them takes over.

• "herd instinct" meaning in Chinese: 【心理学】群居本能。
• "herd instinct" meaning in Japanese: 群集心理｛ぐんしゅう しんり｝、群本能｛ぐんほんのう｝
• "herd instinct" meaning in Russian: стадность синоним: pack-running стадный инстинкт
• "herd instinct" meaning in French: l'instinct grégaire