To mentally find and use ideas that comport to narratives that support one's belief system in order to ease the discomfort of cognitive dissonance when competing ideas are in conflict with each other.
Person 1: "Wow! I'm mentally conflicted here! These competing ideas really are in conflict with each other and I don't know which one to support."
Person 2: "Well, rather than compartmentalize those thoughts, why don't you comportmentalize them and find a narrative that comports with your belief system? That might help with your cognitive dissonance."
Person 2: "Well, rather than compartmentalize those thoughts, why don't you comportmentalize them and find a narrative that comports with your belief system? That might help with your cognitive dissonance."
by Agathokakologicaltopianist November 09, 2020
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Briefly, "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Originally from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which has a lot more beautiful neologism definitions like this you might enjoy.
by rednos January 10, 2013
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