...is described by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as:
A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.
...a description from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, or is confronted by new information that conflicts with existing beliefs, ideas, or values.
is described by Dictionary.com as:
an 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.
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