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Meaning of Cabot Cove syndrome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The situation where, in order to create storylines for a detective drama, the protagonist encounters far more murders than is plausible.

humorous, uncountable

Examples

“If an author cannot figure out some credible way to introduce murder into an amateur sleuth's life, the writer risks creating a detective who suffers from the dreaded Cabot Cove syndrome […]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Cabot's tern cabotage cabotages cabotegravir cabotinage Cabourg