social contagion
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The spontaneous spread of behaviour when it is unconsciously copied from one individual by another; a behavior that spreads in this manner.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A Peter leads a John, a John goes after a Peter, both of them unconscious of any influence exercised or received. And thus our life and conduct are ever propagating themselves, by a law of social contagion, throughout the circles […]"
- "Says Nabi: Your kindness influences a friend, who influences their friend, who influences their friend. "This creates what is often termed as 'social contagion.'"Says Nabi: Your kindness influences a friend, who influences their friend, who influences their friend. "This creates what is often termed as 'social contagion.'""