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Columbine syndrome

Columbine syndrome noun: a syndrome of alienation and violence among school pupils.

Noun

Columbine syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A syndrome of alienation and violence among school pupils.

Origin of Columbine syndrome

Referring to the Columbine High School massacre, a school shooting in Colorado in 1999.

Questions about Columbine syndrome

What does Columbine syndrome mean?
Columbine syndrome means a syndrome of alienation and violence among school pupils.
What part of speech is Columbine syndrome?
Columbine syndrome is a noun.

Words near Columbine syndrome in the dictionary

  1. columbiferous
  2. columbiform
  3. columbiforms
  4. columbin
  5. columbine
  6. Columbine syndrome
  7. Columbiner
  8. Columbiners
  9. columbines
  10. columbinic
  11. columbinic acid

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