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tocqueville effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
toc-queville -ef-fect
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The phenomenon that, as social conditions and opportunities improve, social frustration grows more quickly.

Etymology

Based on Alexis de Tocqueville's observations on the French Revolution and other reforms.

Inflected Forms

the Tocqueville effect (canonical)

Questions

What does tocqueville effect mean?
The phenomenon that, as social conditions and opportunities improve, social frustration grows more quickly.
Where does tocqueville effect come from?
Based on Alexis de Tocqueville's observations on the French Revolution and other reforms.

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