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cognitive distortion

cognitive distortion noun: a firmly held belief in one's mind that filters all new information to fit the person's worldview.

Noun

cognitive distortion (countable and uncountable, plural cognitive distortions)

  1. A firmly held belief in one's mind that filters all new information to fit the person's worldview.

Forms of cognitive distortion

pluralcognitive distortions

Questions about cognitive distortion

What does cognitive distortion mean?
Cognitive distortion means a firmly held belief in one's mind that filters all new information to fit the person's worldview.
What part of speech is cognitive distortion?
Cognitive distortion is a noun.
What is the plural of cognitive distortion?
The plural of cognitive distortion is cognitive distortions.

Words near cognitive distortion in the dictionary

  1. cognitive disabilities
  2. cognitive disability
  3. cognitive disengagement syndrome
  4. cognitive dissonance
  5. cognitive dissonances
  6. cognitive distortion
  7. cognitive dysfunction syndrome
  8. cognitive estrangement
  9. cognitive linguistics
  10. cognitive load
  11. cognitive loads

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