Meaning Of The Word Cognitive dissonance

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Cognitive dissonance Definition
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What's The Definition Of Cognitive dissonance?

cognitive dissonance in American English
the confused mental condition that results from holding incongruous, often mutually contradictory, beliefs simultaneously
noun: anxiety that results from simultaneously holding contradictory or otherwise incompatible attitudes, beliefs, or the like, as when one likes a person but disapproves strongly of one of his or her habits

cognitive dissonance in British English
noun: an uncomfortable mental state resulting from conflicting cognitions; usually resolved by changing some of the cognitions

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