Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consensus trance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: con-sen-sus -trance
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An automated state of consciousness; actually, the normal consciousness, based on the premise that people believe what they are told to be true as opposed to what they have themselves realized to be true.

Etymology

Coined by American psychologist Charles T. Tart.

Inflected Forms

consensus trances (plural)

Questions

What does consensus trance mean?: An automated state of consciousness; actually, the normal consciousness, based on the premise that people believe what they are told to be true as opposed to what they have themselves realized to be true.
Where does consensus trance come from?: Coined by American psychologist Charles T. Tart.

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