domino effect
English
Domino effect
Etymology
An allusion to a row of dominoes in which the fall of one leads to a cascade of falling pieces.
Noun
domino effect (plural domino effects)
- (figuratively) The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.
- (politics, historical) The theory that, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, additional Southeast Asian countries, other Asian countries, and likely even elsewhere.
Synonyms
- (theory of encroaching communism): domino theory
Translations
chain of events
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theory of encroaching communism
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See also
- butterfly effect
- demonstration effect
- ripple effect
- slippery slope
- snowball effect
Further reading
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