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confirmshaming

confirmshaming noun: a dark pattern that encourages the user to make a choice by presenting the alternative as confirming a negative trait (e.g. "No thanks, I don't want to help by donating").

Noun

confirmshaming (uncountable)

  1. A dark pattern that encourages the user to make a choice by presenting the alternative as confirming a negative trait (e.g. "No thanks, I don't want to help by donating").

Origin of confirmshaming

confirm + shaming

Questions about confirmshaming

What does confirmshaming mean?
Confirmshaming means a dark pattern that encourages the user to make a choice by presenting the alternative as confirming a negative trait (e.g. "No thanks, I don't want to help by donating").
What part of speech is confirmshaming?
Confirmshaming is a noun.

Words near confirmshaming in the dictionary

  1. confirmingly
  2. confirmings
  3. confirmor
  4. confirmors
  5. confirms
  6. confirmshaming
  7. confiscable
  8. confiscatable
  9. confiscate
  10. confiscated
  11. confiscates

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