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domino effect

dom·i·no ef·fect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dom-uh-noh ih-fekt]
    • /ˈdɒm əˌnoʊ ɪˈfɛkt/
    • /ˈdɒm.ɪ.nəʊ ɪˈfekt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dom-uh-noh ih-fekt]
    • /ˈdɒm əˌnoʊ ɪˈfɛkt/

Definitions of domino effect words

  • noun domino effect the cumulative effect that results when one event precipitates a series of like events. 1
  • noun domino effect when one action sets off a chain of events 1
  • singular noun domino effect If one event causes another similar event, which in turn causes another event, and so on, you can refer to this as a domino effect. 0
  • noun domino effect a series of similar or related events occurring as a direct and inevitable result of one initial event 0
  • noun domino effect The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events. 0
  • noun domino effect (politics, historical) The theory that, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, and additional South Asian countries. 0
See all 6 definitions of domino effect

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Origin of domino effect

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Domino effect

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Domino effect

domino effect popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for domino effect

noun domino effect

  • ripple effect — a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.
  • cause and effect — You use cause and effect to talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another.
  • domino theory — a theory that if one country is taken over by an expansionist, especially Communist, neighbor, party, or the like, the nearby nations will be taken over one after another.
  • knock-on — If there is a knock-on effect, one action or event causes several other events to happen one after the other.
  • knock-on effect — a chain reaction.
All 6 Synonyms of domino effect

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