idiom
Tragedy of the Commons
TRAJ-ih-dee uv the KOM-unz
/ˈtrædʒɪdiː ɒv ðə ˈkɒmənz/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
tragedyofthecommons
Dictionary meaning
Situation where individual users deplete a shared resource through collective self-interest
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