Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selective distortion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: se-lec-tive dis-tor-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency to interpret information in a way that supports what one already believes.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

selective distortions (plural)

Questions

What does selective distortion mean?: The tendency to interpret information in a way that supports what one already believes.

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