Groupthink

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡɹuːpθɪŋk/

Alternative forms

• group-think

Origin

From group + think.

Full definition of groupthink

Noun

1. A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
• 2005, Jacob Weisberg, ''Slate Magazine, Tuesday, July 12, 2005:This gang-bang speaks more to journalistic groupthink than to any real moral or legal reasoning.
• 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 395:A militant group-think seized hold of the ministry.