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Dunning-Kruger syndrome

Dunning-Kruger syndrome noun: the condition of suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.

Noun

Dunning-Kruger syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The condition of suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
    • There were two recognizable groups of the safety training attendees affected by Dunning-Kruger syndrome. The first one consisted of those that lack self-awareness about significant gaps in their knowledge or experience.2018 March 14, Pedro M. Arezes, João Santos Baptista, Monica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patrício Cordeiro, Nelson Costa, Rui B. Melo, A. Sergio Miguel, Gonçalo Perestrelo, Occupational Safety and...

Questions about Dunning-Kruger syndrome

What does Dunning-Kruger syndrome mean?
Dunning-Kruger syndrome means the condition of suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
What part of speech is Dunning-Kruger syndrome?
Dunning-Kruger syndrome is a noun.

Words near Dunning-Kruger syndrome in the dictionary

  1. dunning
  2. Dunning-Kruger
  3. Dunning-Kruger bias
  4. Dunning-Kruger effect
  5. Dunning-Kruger effects
  6. Dunning-Kruger syndrome
  7. Dunning-Krugerrand
  8. Dunning-Krugerrands
  9. dunnings
  10. Dunnington
  11. Dunningtons

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