1. resembling or characteristic of lemmings, especially in following others blindly or engaging in self-destructive behavior
Usage: often used metaphorically to describe human behavior

Examples

• The investors showed lemminglike behavior, all rushing to sell their stocks at once.
• His lemminglike tendency to follow trends made him an easy target for marketing schemes.
• The committee’s lemminglike approval of every proposal concerned the board members.
• She refused to engage in the lemminglike rush to adopt the new technology without proper testing.
• The students’ lemminglike response to peer pressure worried their teachers.
• Politicians criticized the lemminglike mentality of voters who supported policies without understanding them.