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normalcy bias

normalcy bias noun: a human tendency to respond to threat warnings with disbelief or minimization, and to similarly underestimate a disaster's deleterious effects.

Noun

normalcy bias (countable and uncountable, plural normalcy biases)

  1. A human tendency to respond to threat warnings with disbelief or minimization, and to similarly underestimate a disaster's deleterious effects.
    Synonyms:
    normality bias

Synonyms of normalcy bias

Forms of normalcy bias

pluralnormalcy biases

Questions about normalcy bias

What does normalcy bias mean?
Normalcy bias means a human tendency to respond to threat warnings with disbelief or minimization, and to similarly underestimate a disaster's deleterious effects.
What part of speech is normalcy bias?
Normalcy bias is a noun.
What is the plural of normalcy bias?
The plural of normalcy bias is normalcy biases.

Words near normalcy bias in the dictionary

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  2. normalbuminuria
  3. normalbuminuric
  4. normalcies
  5. normalcy
  6. normalcy bias
  7. normalcy biases
  8. normaldom
  9. normale
  10. normaler
  11. normales

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