cognitive dissonance
noun
: psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously
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Silence leaves employees to wonder if leadership even sees the storm raging, causing cognitive dissonance and creating disconnect.
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Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Ultimately, the cognitive dissonance became too great and the man quit the white supremacist movement.
—James Bandler, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
Words may fall short when portraying the shock, trauma and cognitive dissonance, but when words fail, there are images, objects and sensual immersion that can convey a perception of what happened and how the Nova festival community has come together for healing and hope.
—Karen-Janine Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
My cognitive dissonance stemmed from theatrical considerations.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Ultimately, the cognitive dissonance became too great and the man quit the white supremacist movement.
—James Bandler, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
Words may fall short when portraying the shock, trauma and cognitive dissonance, but when words fail, there are images, objects and sensual immersion that can convey a perception of what happened and how the Nova festival community has come together for healing and hope.
—Karen-Janine Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
My cognitive dissonance stemmed from theatrical considerations.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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