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cognitive dissonance

noun phrase

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Psychological discomfort associated with a perceived inconsistency among beliefs, attitudes, or behavior.

A character who values honesty but conceals a mistake may experience cognitive dissonance.
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Cognitive dissonance troubles a fictional expedition leader who values shared decisions yet chooses the whole route alone and explicitly feels uneasy about that inconsistency.
From Belief and Self-Examination.
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