cognitive dissonance
/ˌkɒɡnɪtɪv ˈdɪsənəns/
the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes
cognitive dissonance in a sentence
“The cognitive dissonance of loving animals but eating meat troubled him.”
Origin of cognitive dissonance
Psychological term coined by Leon Festinger (1950s)
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