Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cognitive distortion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: cog-ni-tive dis-tor-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

cognitive distortions (plural)

Questions

What does cognitive distortion mean?: A firmly held belief in one's mind that filters all new information to fit the person's worldview.

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