English Explanatory Dictionary

social contagion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The spontaneous spread of behaviour when it is unconsciously copied from one individual by another; a behavior that spreads in this manner.

Word forms

social contagion social contagions

Synonyms

behavioral contagion behavioural contagion
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