domino effect
noun
the cumulative effect that results when one event precipitates a series of like events.
Also called
domino reaction.
Origin of domino effect
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby domino effect
dominion,
dominions,
dominique,
dominium,
domino,
domino effect,
domino paper,
domino theory,
dominoes,
dominus,
dominus vobiscum
Example sentences from the Web for domino effect
Depending on what Wildstein has, and on whom, he might set off a domino-effect of people flipping, and then who knows.
British Dictionary definitions for domino effect
domino effect
noun
a series of similar or related events occurring as a direct and inevitable result of one initial event
Word Origin for domino effect
C20: alluding to a row of dominoes, each standing on end, all of which fall when one is pushed: originally used with reference to possible Communist takeovers of countries in SE Asia