groupthink
nounUK /ˈɡruːp.θɪŋk/
US /ˈɡruːp.θɪŋk/
When a group of people all agree with each other and stop thinking for themselves.
The team fell into groupthink and nobody questioned the bad plan.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of thinking in which people in a group value harmony over honest opinions.
Groupthink made the meeting quiet because no one wanted to disagree.
3. A pattern where a close group makes poor choices because it ignores outside ideas.
The committee's groupthink led them to miss an obvious problem.
4. The tendency of a group to pressure members into the same view.
Groupthink can stop new ideas from being heard.