moral dissonance
Values clash internally
Moral dissonance is the discomfort that arises when your actions conflict with your values, or when you hold contradictory moral beliefs.
Someone who considers themselves honest but routinely lies experiences moral dissonance.
The term parallels cognitive dissonance but focuses specifically on ethical contradictions: He felt moral dissonance eating factory-farmed meat while calling himself an animal lover.
- hypocrisyPretense of virtue
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- conflictOpposition between parties
unease · guilty conscience · justification · rationalization · mental gymnastics · willful ignorance · looking away · double standard · ethical dilemma · shame · discomfort · ethics · compromise · tension · inconsistency · values · betrayal · self-deception
moral dissonanceinner peace
Mental and emotional tranquility
moral clarity · clear conscience · spiritual harmony · authenticity
moral dissonancemoral integrity
Consistent ethical character
walking the talk · moral rectitude · integrity · uprightness · practicing what one preaches
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