cognitive dissonance
noun phrasePsychological discomfort associated with a perceived inconsistency among beliefs, attitudes, or behavior.
Discomfort from conflicting beliefs
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adjectiveIn agreement or harmony with something.
contradict
verbTo say the opposite of a statement or to be inconsistent with it.
contradictory
adjectiveExpressing or involving claims that oppose one another and cannot both hold in the same sense.
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