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thought-terminating cliché

thought-terminating cliché noun: a commonly used phrase or piece of folk wisdom used to quell cognitive dissonance.

Noun

thought-terminating cliché (plural thought-terminating clichés)

  1. A commonly used phrase or piece of folk wisdom used to quell cognitive dissonance.

Forms of thought-terminating cliché

pluralthought-terminating clichés

Origin of thought-terminating cliché

Popularised by the book Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism (1961).

Questions about thought-terminating cliché

What does thought-terminating cliché mean?
Thought-terminating cliché means a commonly used phrase or piece of folk wisdom used to quell cognitive dissonance.
What part of speech is thought-terminating cliché?
Thought-terminating cliché is a noun.
What is the plural of thought-terminating cliché?
The plural of thought-terminating cliché is thought-terminating clichés.

Words near thought-terminating cliché in the dictionary

  1. thought-process
  2. thought-processes
  3. thought-provoking
  4. thought-read
  5. thought-reader
  6. thought-terminating cliché
  7. thought-terminating clichés
  8. thought-world
  9. thought-worlds
  10. thoughtcast
  11. thoughtcaster

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