cognitive dissonance
noun
: psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously
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Rather, cognitive dissonance is needed and perceptions must change.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The resulting cognitive dissonance fosters a sense of anxiety that mirrors the paranoia Kristine and Natalia each feel: Why does nobody believe me?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Cohen-Jackson describes the atmosphere on set in terms of cognitive dissonance.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
This gets embedded more and more through a brain process called cognitive dissonance.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The resulting cognitive dissonance fosters a sense of anxiety that mirrors the paranoia Kristine and Natalia each feel: Why does nobody believe me?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Cohen-Jackson describes the atmosphere on set in terms of cognitive dissonance.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
This gets embedded more and more through a brain process called cognitive dissonance.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cognitive dissonance
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“Cognitive dissonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognitive%20dissonance. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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