dissonance
Example Sentences
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At its most insightful, his book reveals a colossal dissonance between a person and a persona.
Meanwhile, sources in the government's inner circle downplay the growing dissonance as a normal side-effect when tensions mount, but also acknowledge the situation is critical.
From Reuters
The dissonance between the regions is the consequence of two forces shifting weather in Canada’s north: melting permafrost, which releases heat-trapping methane, and loss of ice in the Arctic.
From Washington Post
Together they reflect Europe’s cognitive dissonance on security and should amplify the alarm bells set ringing by Moscow’s unwarranted invasion 13 months ago.
From Washington Post
I think that he went back and forth and had this kind of cognitive dissonance, which he had over so many issues.
From Salon
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