cognitive dissonance
noun
: psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously
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Mars in Scorpio doesn’t tolerate that kind of cognitive dissonance.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
This is a great case, though, of cognitive dissonance.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
We’ve all been cast adrift in the cognitive dissonance between the visceral seriousness of the crime and the abject flippancy of the shooter, the brutality of the shooting and the memes reacting to Kirk’s bigoted views.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
In my work with executives, this is often where cognitive dissonance kicks in among those who championed AI implementation before understanding the technology and its impact.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
This is a great case, though, of cognitive dissonance.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
We’ve all been cast adrift in the cognitive dissonance between the visceral seriousness of the crime and the abject flippancy of the shooter, the brutality of the shooting and the memes reacting to Kirk’s bigoted views.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
In my work with executives, this is often where cognitive dissonance kicks in among those who championed AI implementation before understanding the technology and its impact.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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