organic dissonance

What happens when a person's online persona does not jibe with their in-person reality.

Brittany: So, did you finally meet the new guy?

Brandi: I was really digging him on Ok-Cupid and then we met for coffee. He was wearing a Justin Beiber concert tee AND he had a mullet.

Brittany: MAJOR case of organic dissonance.

Brandi: The WORST.

Brittany: ((cringe))

by bizzy63 February 26, 2012

Emojional Dissonance

When you use the wrong emoji to react to something.

I sent her a "laughing so hard I'm crying" emoji, when she told me her grandfather died. Caused some emojional dissonance.

by ReignForestWhitaker June 11, 2016

Covid dissonance

Covid dissonance

(noun) Covid dissonance is the mental state brought upon by needing to mentally operate in unprecedented, trying, unforseen, difficult times as if the world isn't a disastrous trash fire all while the world is, in fact, a disastrous trash fire.

by VeryWordsMuchDefinitionWow September 21, 2020

Cognitive dissonance

An example of somebody displaying cognitively dissonant behaviour would be a situation where the persons views, values, beliefs etc are contradicted or opposed by one or other persons causing them mental (psychological) stress. At this point a state of cognition is triggered effectively causing them to refute, reject &/or miss-perceive the contradictory views, values or beliefs.

It is also used by assholes on the internet who try to sound smarter then they really are, without actually knowing what it means.

"smoking will most likely cause you to have cancer you know?"

"hmmm I'm not so sure I know people who have smoked all their lives and they're fine, plus I enjoy it anyway.." this is cognitive dissonance

by Cakeboy327 December 6, 2020

Moronic Dissonance

When someone is so incredibly stupid that it causes you mental pain.

Her failure to grasp what is really going on in the world is causing me a lot of moronic dissonance.

by SoothsayerNeo June 27, 2021

cognitive dissonance

A mental conflict where a person's beliefs do not align with reality, creating a feeling of unease and tension, which results in the person attempting to rationalize their belief to cope with the discomfort

A: "Trump is going to win this election by a landslide!"

*Trump loses the election*

A: "No way he lost, the election is rigged! Trump still won this by a landslide"

This person is experiencing cognitive dissonance

by Justdefinitions November 30, 2020

drision

The perfect combination of a dream and a vision.

Did you see Ryan Gosling's new movie? Total fucking drision.

by lastborndinosaur September 9, 2013