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cognitive dissonance

the confused mental condition that results from holding incongruous, often mutually contradictory, beliefs simultaneously

See cognitive dissonance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Psychology
A condition of conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between one's beliefs and one's actions, such as opposing the slaughter of animals and eating meat.

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