English Explanatory Dictionary

snowball effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An accelerating growth of magnitude, including fame, fortune, importance, or danger.

Word forms

snowball effect snowball effects

Etymology

By analogy with the way that a growing snowball collects snow faster and faster as it is rolled along.

Related words

butterfly effect chain reaction domino effect exponential growth positive feedback slippery slope snowballing

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