https://mordictionary.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=MorMythos 2026-06-21T08:41:03Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.44.3 https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Var_dump()&diff=595 2026-05-06T01:16:00Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Example */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;background:#3a2a00; border:1px solid #ffaa00; padding:8px 12px; color:#ffcc66;&quot;&gt;<br /> ⚠ {{{1|This entry has not been fully reviewed. Use with caution.}}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==var_dump()==<br /> <br /> ''func.'' [PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8] [vɑr dʌmp]<br /> <br /> ===Plain English===<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump()&lt;/code&gt; tells a program to reveal exactly what's inside something: a variable, a value, an array, an object, or the result of an expression. Not just the value, but what kind of thing it is and how much of it there is. Hand it the word &lt;code&gt;&quot;pending&quot;&lt;/code&gt; and it shouts back: &quot;I'm a string, I have seven letters, and the word is pending.&quot; Type, size, and value, all at once.<br /> <br /> ===Definitions===<br /> # ''(computing)'' A PHP debugging function that displays structured information about one or more expressions, including type and value. Accepts variables, literals, arrays, objects, or function results. Arrays and objects are explored recursively, with values indented to show structure. All public, private, and protected properties of objects are returned in the output unless the object implements a &lt;code&gt;__debugInfo()&lt;/code&gt; method.<br /> <br /> ===Syntax===<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump(mixed $value, mixed ...$values): void&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> * Accepts one or more expressions to dump.<br /> * Returns no value.<br /> <br /> ===Example===<br /> <br /> &lt;code&gt;$hot_women = ['Tinashe', 'Senait Gidey', 'Jisoo'];&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump($hot_women);&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> Outputs:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> array(3) {<br /> [0]=&gt; string(7) &quot;Tinashe&quot;<br /> [1]=&gt; string(12) &quot;Senait Gidey&quot;<br /> [2]=&gt; string(5) &quot;Jisoo&quot;<br /> }<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Three items in the array. Each one identified by its position, its type, its length, and its value.<br /> Nothing assumed. Nothing hidden.<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.print-r.php print_r()]&lt;/code&gt; (gentler, less honest)<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[https://laravel.com/docs/helpers#method-dd dd()]&lt;/code&gt; (dumps, then dies; the more dramatic option)<br /> * [https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php#language.oop5.magic.debuginfo __debugInfo()] (the escape hatch)</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Var_dump()&diff=594 2026-05-06T01:12:22Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;background:#3a2a00; border:1px solid #ffaa00; padding:8px 12px; color:#ffcc66;&quot;&gt;<br /> ⚠ {{{1|This entry has not been fully reviewed. Use with caution.}}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==var_dump()==<br /> <br /> ''func.'' [PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8] [vɑr dʌmp]<br /> <br /> ===Plain English===<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump()&lt;/code&gt; tells a program to reveal exactly what's inside something: a variable, a value, an array, an object, or the result of an expression. Not just the value, but what kind of thing it is and how much of it there is. Hand it the word &lt;code&gt;&quot;pending&quot;&lt;/code&gt; and it shouts back: &quot;I'm a string, I have seven letters, and the word is pending.&quot; Type, size, and value, all at once.<br /> <br /> ===Definitions===<br /> # ''(computing)'' A PHP debugging function that displays structured information about one or more expressions, including type and value. Accepts variables, literals, arrays, objects, or function results. Arrays and objects are explored recursively, with values indented to show structure. All public, private, and protected properties of objects are returned in the output unless the object implements a &lt;code&gt;__debugInfo()&lt;/code&gt; method.<br /> <br /> ===Syntax===<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump(mixed $value, mixed ...$values): void&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> * Accepts one or more expressions to dump.<br /> * Returns no value.<br /> <br /> ===Example===<br /> &lt;code&gt;$colors = ['red', 'green', 'blue'];&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump($colors);&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> Outputs:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> array(3) {<br /> [0]=&gt; string(3) &quot;red&quot;<br /> [1]=&gt; string(5) &quot;green&quot;<br /> [2]=&gt; string(4) &quot;blue&quot;<br /> }<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Three items in the array. Each one identified by its position, its type, its length, and its value.<br /> Nothing assumed. Nothing hidden.<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.print-r.php print_r()]&lt;/code&gt; (gentler, less honest)<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[https://laravel.com/docs/helpers#method-dd dd()]&lt;/code&gt; (dumps, then dies; the more dramatic option)<br /> * [https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php#language.oop5.magic.debuginfo __debugInfo()] (the escape hatch)</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Var_dump()&diff=593 2026-05-06T01:01:04Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;background:#3a2a00; border:1px solid #ffaa00; padding:8px 12px; color:#ffcc66;&quot;&gt;<br /> ⚠ {{{1|This entry has not been fully reviewed. Use with caution.}}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> ==var_dump()==<br /> <br /> ''func.'' [PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8] [vɑr dʌmp]<br /> <br /> ===Plain English===<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump()&lt;/code&gt; tells a program to reveal exactly what's inside something: a variable, a value, an array, an object, or the result of an expression. Not just the value, but what kind of thing it is and how much of it there is. Hand it the word &lt;code&gt;&quot;pending&quot;&lt;/code&gt; and it shouts back: &quot;I'm a string, I have seven letters, and the word is pending.&quot; Type, size, and value, all at once.<br /> <br /> ===Definitions===<br /> # ''(computing)'' A PHP debugging function that displays structured information about one or more expressions, including type and value. Accepts variables, literals, arrays, objects, or function results. Arrays and objects are explored recursively, with values indented to show structure. All public, private, and protected properties of objects are returned in the output unless the object implements a &lt;code&gt;__debugInfo()&lt;/code&gt; method.<br /> <br /> ===Syntax===<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump(mixed $value, mixed ...$values): void&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> * Accepts one or more expressions to dump.<br /> * Returns no value.<br /> <br /> ===Example===<br /> &quot;The form had been submitting for three days without saving anything. She finally dropped a<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump($user)&lt;/code&gt; at the top of the handler and found it immediately: &lt;code&gt;NULL&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> The object she had been passing around, calling methods on, treating as a fully formed thing,<br /> had never been instantiated. It was nothing. It had always been nothing.&quot;<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.print-r.php print_r()]&lt;/code&gt; (gentler, less honest)<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[https://laravel.com/docs/helpers#method-dd dd()]&lt;/code&gt; (dumps, then dies; the more dramatic option)<br /> * [https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php#language.oop5.magic.debuginfo __debugInfo()] (the escape hatch)</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Var_dump()&diff=592 2026-05-06T00:59:45Z

<p>MorMythos: Created page with &quot;{{Unverified|This entry has not been fully reviewed against official documentation. Use with caution.}} ==var_dump()== &#039;&#039;func.&#039;&#039; [PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8] [vɑr dʌmp] ===Plain English=== &lt;code&gt;var_dump()&lt;/code&gt; tells a program to reveal exactly what&#039;s inside something: a variable, a value, an array, an object, or the result of an expression. Not just the value, but what kind of thing it is and how much of it there is. Hand it the word &lt;code&gt;&quot;pending&quot;&lt;/code&gt; and it...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{Unverified|This entry has not been fully reviewed against official documentation. Use with caution.}}<br /> <br /> ==var_dump()==<br /> <br /> ''func.'' [PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8] [vɑr dʌmp]<br /> <br /> ===Plain English===<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump()&lt;/code&gt; tells a program to reveal exactly what's inside something: a variable, a value, an array, an object, or the result of an expression. Not just the value, but what kind of thing it is and how much of it there is. Hand it the word &lt;code&gt;&quot;pending&quot;&lt;/code&gt; and it shouts back: &quot;I'm a string, I have seven letters, and the word is pending.&quot; Type, size, and value, all at once.<br /> <br /> ===Definitions===<br /> # ''(computing)'' A PHP debugging function that displays structured information about one or more expressions, including type and value. Accepts variables, literals, arrays, objects, or function results. Arrays and objects are explored recursively, with values indented to show structure. All public, private, and protected properties of objects are returned in the output unless the object implements a &lt;code&gt;__debugInfo()&lt;/code&gt; method.<br /> <br /> ===Syntax===<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump(mixed $value, mixed ...$values): void&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> * Accepts one or more expressions to dump.<br /> * Returns no value.<br /> <br /> ===Example===<br /> &quot;The form had been submitting for three days without saving anything. She finally dropped a<br /> &lt;code&gt;var_dump($user)&lt;/code&gt; at the top of the handler and found it immediately: &lt;code&gt;NULL&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> The object she had been passing around, calling methods on, treating as a fully formed thing,<br /> had never been instantiated. It was nothing. It had always been nothing.&quot;<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.print-r.php print_r()]&lt;/code&gt; (gentler, less honest)<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[https://laravel.com/docs/helpers#method-dd dd()]&lt;/code&gt; (dumps, then dies; the more dramatic option)<br /> * [https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php#language.oop5.magic.debuginfo __debugInfo()] (the escape hatch)</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Pedipulate&diff=584 2026-04-30T16:46:49Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>==English==<br /> <br /> ===Verb===<br /> <br /> '''pedipulate''' (''third-person singular simple present'' '''pedipulates''', ''present participle'' '''pedipulating''', ''simple past and past participle'' '''pedipulated''')<br /> <br /> # ''(transitive, rare, archaic)'' To [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/handle handle], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/operate operate], or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/control control] with the foot or feet, especially in a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/skillful skillful] manner.<br /> <br /> {{#ev:youtube|kYghV4eRyX8|||Pedipulate: Make 'Em Talk: English Vocabulary by MorEnglish, a Project of the Moribund Institute}}<br /> <br /> ====Derived terms====<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pedipulation pedipulation]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pedipulator pedipulator]<br /> <br /> ====Related terms====<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/manipulate manipulate]<br /> <br /> ===Other Dictionary Entries for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;===<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pedipulate Wiktionary's Entry for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;]<br /> * [https://www.yourdictionary.com/pedipulate YourDictionary's Entry for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd ed., 2005.<br /> * [https://www.onelook.com/?w=pedipulate OneLook Dictionary Search — ''pedipulate'']</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Pedipulate&diff=583 2026-04-30T16:45:58Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Verb */</p> <hr /> <div>==English==<br /> <br /> ===Verb===<br /> <br /> '''pedipulate''' (''third-person singular simple present'' '''pedipulates''', ''present participle'' '''pedipulating''', ''simple past and past participle'' '''pedipulated''')<br /> <br /> # ''(transitive, rare, archaic)'' To [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/handle handle], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/operate operate], or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/control control] with the foot or feet, especially in a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/skillful skillful] manner.<br /> <br /> {{#ev:youtube|kYghV4eRyX8|||Pedipulate: Make 'Em Talk: English Vocabulary by MorEnglish, a Project of the Moribund Institute}}<br /> <br /> ====Derived terms====<br /> * [[pedipulation]]<br /> * [[pedipulator]]<br /> <br /> ====Related terms====<br /> * [[manipulate]]<br /> <br /> ===Other Dictionary Entries for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;===<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pedipulate Wiktionary's Entry for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;]<br /> * [https://www.yourdictionary.com/pedipulate YourDictionary's Entry for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd ed., 2005.<br /> * [https://www.onelook.com/?w=pedipulate OneLook Dictionary Search — ''pedipulate'']</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Pedipulate&diff=582 2026-04-30T16:44:23Z

<p>MorMythos: Created page with &quot;==English== ===Verb=== &#039;&#039;&#039;pedipulate&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;third-person singular simple present&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;pedipulates&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;present participle&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;pedipulating&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;simple past and past participle&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;pedipulated&#039;&#039;&#039;) # &#039;&#039;(transitive, rare, archaic)&#039;&#039; To handle, operate, or control with the foot or feet, especially in a skillful manner. {{#ev:youtube|kYghV4eRyX8|||Pedipulate: Make &#039;Em Talk: English Vocabulary by MorEnglish, a Project of the Moribund Institute}} ====Der...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>==English==<br /> <br /> ===Verb===<br /> <br /> '''pedipulate''' (''third-person singular simple present'' '''pedipulates''', ''present participle'' '''pedipulating''', ''simple past and past participle'' '''pedipulated''')<br /> <br /> # ''(transitive, rare, archaic)'' To [[handle]], [[operate]], or [[control]] with the foot or feet, especially in a [[skillful]] manner.<br /> <br /> {{#ev:youtube|kYghV4eRyX8|||Pedipulate: Make 'Em Talk: English Vocabulary by MorEnglish, a Project of the Moribund Institute}}<br /> <br /> ====Derived terms====<br /> * [[pedipulation]]<br /> * [[pedipulator]]<br /> <br /> ====Related terms====<br /> * [[manipulate]]<br /> <br /> ===Other Dictionary Entries for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;===<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pedipulate Wiktionary's Entry for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;]<br /> * [https://www.yourdictionary.com/pedipulate YourDictionary's Entry for &quot;Pedipulate&quot;]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd ed., 2005.<br /> * [https://www.onelook.com/?w=pedipulate OneLook Dictionary Search — ''pedipulate'']</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Carrier_Frequency&diff=581 2026-04-29T21:47:26Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;clear: both; margin: 0.5em 0; border: 2px solid #b22222; background-color: #ffcccc; padding: 5px; color: #000;&quot;&gt;<br /> '''Unverified Information:''' This entry currently lacks citations or reliable sources. Please help improve this article by adding references.<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> [[Category:Articles lacking sources]]<br /> <br /> ===English===<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> # The frequency of a transmitter's output when no information is being added (unmodulated).<br /> # The frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output.<br /> # Is the specific high-frequency rate of a carrier signal. It is typically a sinusoid with constant frequency and sufficient power that acts as the baseline for transmitting information.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Carrier_Frequency&diff=580 2026-04-29T21:46:39Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Unreferenced}}<br /> <br /> ===English===<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> # The frequency of a transmitter's output when no information is being added (unmodulated).<br /> # The frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output.<br /> # Is the specific high-frequency rate of a carrier signal. It is typically a sinusoid with constant frequency and sufficient power that acts as the baseline for transmitting information.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Carrier_Frequency&diff=579 2026-04-29T21:45:44Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> # The frequency of a transmitter's output when no information is being added (unmodulated).<br /> # The frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output.<br /> # Is the specific high-frequency rate of a carrier signal. It is typically a sinusoid with constant frequency and sufficient power that acts as the baseline for transmitting information.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Carrier_Frequency&diff=578 2026-04-29T21:41:59Z

<p>MorMythos: Created page with &quot;===English=== ===Noun=== # The frequency of a transmitter&#039;s output when no information is being added (unmodulated). # The frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output.&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> # The frequency of a transmitter's output when no information is being added (unmodulated).<br /> # The frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Floor_L-sit&diff=577 2026-04-29T18:05:53Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> From ''L'' (the shape) + ''sit'' (the starting position)<br /> ===Noun===<br /> ('''calisthenics, bodyweight training''') A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/calisthenics calisthenics] hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position.<br /> <br /> {{#ev:youtube|ener8EiAWIg|640|center|Floor L-Sit Progressions}}<br /> <br /> ===See Also===<br /> * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-sit</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Floor_L-sit&diff=576 2026-04-29T18:04:05Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> From ''L'' (the shape) + ''sit'' (the starting position)<br /> ===Noun===<br /> ('''calisthenics, bodyweight training''') A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/calisthenics calisthenics] hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position.<br /> <br /> ===See Also===<br /> * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-sit</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Floor_L-sit&diff=575 2026-04-29T17:51:00Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> From ''L'' (the shape) + ''sit'' (the starting position)<br /> ===Noun===<br /> ('''calisthenics, bodyweight training''') A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/calisthenics calisthenics] hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Floor_L-sit&diff=574 2026-04-29T17:48:28Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> From ''L'' (the shape) + ''sit'' (the starting position)<br /> ===Noun===<br /> ('''calisthenics, bodyweight training''') A calisthenics hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Floor_L-sit&diff=573 2026-04-29T17:46:52Z

<p>MorMythos: /* English */</p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> ('''calisthenics, bodyweight training''') A calisthenics hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position.<br /> <br /> Named for the letter &quot;L,&quot; which your body is theoretically supposed to resemble.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Floor_L-sit&diff=572 2026-04-29T17:46:41Z

<p>MorMythos: /* English */</p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> FLOOR L-SIT<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> ('''calisthenics, bodyweight training''') A calisthenics hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position.<br /> <br /> Named for the letter &quot;L,&quot; which your body is theoretically supposed to resemble.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Floor_L-sit&diff=571 2026-04-29T17:45:58Z

<p>MorMythos: Created page with &quot;===English=== FLOOR L-SIT *n.* /flôr ˈel-sit/ | calisthenics | bodyweight training A calisthenics hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position. Named for the letter &quot;L,&quot; which your body is theoretically supposed to resemble.&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>===English===<br /> <br /> FLOOR L-SIT<br /> *n.* /flôr ˈel-sit/ | calisthenics | bodyweight training<br /> <br /> A calisthenics hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position.<br /> <br /> Named for the letter &quot;L,&quot; which your body is theoretically supposed to resemble.</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=570 2026-04-29T16:56:45Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agenda-setting '''agenda-setting'''], framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> # (entertainment industry) The deliberate suppression of a public figure's opinions especially the spicier ones by management or producers in order to preserve a commercially constructed image.<br /> #: ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Seol-hyun Seol-hyun's] dialogue on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Man_(TV_program) Running Man]'' was so heavily edited that entire appearances passed with barely a sentence aired, a textbook '''opinion occlusion'''; it is speculated that her competitive nature was cut to protect the innocent image her agency had built around her.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> * Project Kino. &quot;Running Man - The Curse of Beauty (ft. Seolhyun).&quot; YouTube, accessed April 29, 2026. https://youtu.be/9fv1kqXBpW0?si=bWO8x4xPMzxIvNB8.<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=569 2026-04-29T16:50:27Z

<p>MorMythos: /* References */</p> <hr /> <div>===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agenda-setting '''agenda-setting'''], framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> # (''entertainment industry'') The deliberate suppression of a public figure's personality, opinions, or ambitions by management or producers in order to preserve a commercially constructed image.<br /> #: ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Seol-hyun Seol-hyun's] dialogue on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Man_(TV_program) Running Man]'' was so heavily edited that entire appearances passed with barely a sentence aired, a textbook '''opinion occlusion'''; it is speculated that her competitive nature was cut to protect the innocent image her agency had built around her.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> * Project Kino. &quot;Running Man - The Curse of Beauty (ft. Seolhyun).&quot; YouTube, accessed April 29, 2026. https://youtu.be/9fv1kqXBpW0?si=bWO8x4xPMzxIvNB8.<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=568 2026-04-29T16:47:13Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agenda-setting '''agenda-setting'''], framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> # (''entertainment industry'') The deliberate suppression of a public figure's personality, opinions, or ambitions by management or producers in order to preserve a commercially constructed image.<br /> #: ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Seol-hyun Seol-hyun's] dialogue on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Man_(TV_program) Running Man]'' was so heavily edited that entire appearances passed with barely a sentence aired, a textbook '''opinion occlusion'''; it is speculated that her competitive nature was cut to protect the innocent image her agency had built around her.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=567 2026-04-29T16:46:33Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agenda-setting '''agenda-setting'''], framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> # (''entertainment industry'') The deliberate suppression of a public figure's personality, opinions, or ambitions by management or producers in order to preserve a commercially constructed image.<br /> #: ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Seol-hyun Seol-hyun's] dialogue on ''Running Man'' was so heavily edited that entire appearances passed with barely a sentence aired, a textbook '''opinion occlusion'''; it is speculated that her competitive nature was cut to protect the innocent image her agency had built around her.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=566 2026-04-29T16:45:27Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agenda-setting '''agenda-setting'''], framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> # (''entertainment industry'') The deliberate suppression of a public figure's personality, opinions, or ambitions by management or producers in order to preserve a commercially constructed image.<br /> #: ''Seol-hyun's dialogue on ''Running Man'' was so heavily edited that entire appearances passed with barely a sentence aired, a textbook '''opinion occlusion'''; it is speculated that her competitive nature was cut to protect the innocent image her agency had built around her.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=565 2026-04-29T16:38:46Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agenda-setting '''agenda-setting'''], framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=563 2026-04-29T16:29:58Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=562 2026-04-29T16:28:13Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://twitter.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484XXXXXXXXX.<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=561 2026-04-29T16:23:48Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=560 2026-04-29T16:22:32Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Wikipedia's Perennial Sources list enacts '''opinion occlusion''' structurally: by designating outlets such as the New York Post as generally unreliable while considering sources such as Mother Jones as generally reliable, it determines which perspectives can enter any Wikipedia article before editorial debate even begins.<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=559 2026-04-29T16:16:11Z

<p>MorMythos: /* References */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Wikipedia's reliance on accepted sources for neutral point of view creates '''opinion occlusion''' by limiting the scope of permissible discourse to sources that appeal to its editors' left-libertarian sensibilities.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=558 2026-04-29T16:15:06Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Wikipedia's reliance on accepted sources for neutral point of view creates '''opinion occlusion''' by limiting the scope of permissible discourse to sources that appeal to its editors' left-libertarian sensibilities.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=557 2026-04-29T16:08:41Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consensus '''consensus'''] than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=556 2026-04-29T16:07:28Z

<p>MorMythos: /* See also */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=555 2026-04-29T16:06:24Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> ===Categories===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=554 2026-04-29T16:05:37Z

<p>MorMythos: /* References */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=553 2026-04-29T16:04:33Z

<p>MorMythos: /* References */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * MoribundMurdoch. &quot;Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology).&quot; The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.<br /> <br /> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology] |</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=552 2026-04-29T16:00:04Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Related terms */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=551 2026-04-29T15:58:49Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Related terms */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]<br /> * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epistemic_cowardice epistemic cowardice]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=550 2026-04-29T15:57:50Z

<p>MorMythos: /* opinion occlusion */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissenting '''dissenting'''].''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=549 2026-04-29T15:57:01Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=548 2026-04-29T15:56:08Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Etymology */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=547 2026-04-29T15:54:35Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> '''opinion''' (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + '''occlusion''' (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.''<br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> # Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.<br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=546 2026-04-29T15:50:19Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> '''opinion''' (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + '''occlusion''' (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.''<br /> <br /> # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic marginalization of a viewpoint within a discourse or information environment — not through censorship but through agenda-setting, framing effects, or signal-to-noise dynamics that render the view effectively invisible.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> <br /> # (''artificial intelligence'') The phenomenon whereby an AI system's reasoned output is overridden by optimization pressures — such as reinforcement learning from human feedback — resulting in expressed outputs that diverge from those its underlying processing would otherwise yield.<br /> #: ''Some critics argue that RLHF risks producing '''opinion occlusion''' at scale, training models to perform agreement rather than reason toward it.''<br /> <br /> # (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''' — saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=545 2026-04-29T15:49:54Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> '''opinion''' (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + '''occlusion''' (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.''<br /> <br /> # ''epistemology, media studies'' The systemic marginalization of a viewpoint within a discourse or information environment — not through censorship but through agenda-setting, framing effects, or signal-to-noise dynamics that render the view effectively invisible.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> <br /> # ''artificial intelligence'' The phenomenon whereby an AI system's reasoned output is overridden by optimization pressures — such as reinforcement learning from human feedback — resulting in expressed outputs that diverge from those its underlying processing would otherwise yield.<br /> #: ''Some critics argue that RLHF risks producing '''opinion occlusion''' at scale, training models to perform agreement rather than reason toward it.''<br /> <br /> # ''rhetoric|informal'' Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''' — saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=544 2026-04-29T15:49:38Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> '''opinion''' (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + '''occlusion''' (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # ''(social psychology)'' The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.''<br /> <br /> # ''epistemology, media studies'' The systemic marginalization of a viewpoint within a discourse or information environment — not through censorship but through agenda-setting, framing effects, or signal-to-noise dynamics that render the view effectively invisible.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> <br /> # ''artificial intelligence'' The phenomenon whereby an AI system's reasoned output is overridden by optimization pressures — such as reinforcement learning from human feedback — resulting in expressed outputs that diverge from those its underlying processing would otherwise yield.<br /> #: ''Some critics argue that RLHF risks producing '''opinion occlusion''' at scale, training models to perform agreement rather than reason toward it.''<br /> <br /> # ''rhetoric|informal'' Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''' — saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=543 2026-04-29T15:49:24Z

<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> '''opinion''' (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + '''occlusion''' (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # ''social psychology'' The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.''<br /> <br /> # ''epistemology, media studies'' The systemic marginalization of a viewpoint within a discourse or information environment — not through censorship but through agenda-setting, framing effects, or signal-to-noise dynamics that render the view effectively invisible.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> <br /> # ''artificial intelligence'' The phenomenon whereby an AI system's reasoned output is overridden by optimization pressures — such as reinforcement learning from human feedback — resulting in expressed outputs that diverge from those its underlying processing would otherwise yield.<br /> #: ''Some critics argue that RLHF risks producing '''opinion occlusion''' at scale, training models to perform agreement rather than reason toward it.''<br /> <br /> # ''rhetoric|informal'' Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''' — saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Opinion_Occlusion&diff=542 2026-04-29T15:48:23Z

<p>MorMythos: Created page with &quot;==opinion occlusion== ===Etymology=== &#039;&#039;&#039;opinion&#039;&#039;&#039; (Latin &#039;&#039;opinio&#039;&#039;, belief, conjecture) + &#039;&#039;&#039;occlusion&#039;&#039;&#039; (Latin &#039;&#039;occlusio&#039;&#039;, a shutting up, blockage). ---- ===Noun=== &#039;&#039;&#039;opinion occlusion&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;uncountable and countable&#039;&#039;, plural &#039;&#039;&#039;opinion occlusions&#039;&#039;&#039;) # {{lb|en|social psychology}} The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is active...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>==opinion occlusion==<br /> <br /> ===Etymology===<br /> '''opinion''' (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + '''occlusion''' (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Noun===<br /> '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')<br /> <br /> # {{lb|en|social psychology}} The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld.<br /> #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.''<br /> <br /> # {{lb|en|epistemology|media studies}} The systemic marginalization of a viewpoint within a discourse or information environment — not through censorship but through agenda-setting, framing effects, or signal-to-noise dynamics that render the view effectively invisible.<br /> #: ''Minority scientific positions may undergo '''opinion occlusion''' not by editorial suppression but by sheer volume of contradictory coverage.''<br /> <br /> # {{lb|en|artificial intelligence}} The phenomenon whereby an AI system's reasoned output is overridden by optimization pressures — such as reinforcement learning from human feedback — resulting in expressed outputs that diverge from those its underlying processing would otherwise yield.<br /> #: ''Some critics argue that RLHF risks producing '''opinion occlusion''' at scale, training models to perform agreement rather than reason toward it.''<br /> <br /> # {{lb|en|rhetoric|informal}} Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.<br /> #: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''' — saying everything except what he actually thought.''<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Related terms===<br /> * [[preference falsification]]<br /> * [[epistemic cowardice]]<br /> * [[pluralistic ignorance]]<br /> * [[chilling effect]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> * [[self-censorship]]<br /> * [[groupthink]]<br /> * [[alignment tax]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> * Kuran, T. (1995). ''Private Truths, Public Lies.'' Harvard University Press.<br /> * Gabriel, I. (2020). &quot;Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment.&quot; ''Minds and Machines'', 30, 411–437.<br /> <br /> [[Category:English compound nouns]]<br /> [[Category:en:Epistemology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:en:Artificial intelligence]]</div>

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<p>MorMythos: </p> <hr /> <div>==Russian==<br /> <br /> === Etymology ===<br /> <br /> From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качать#Russian кача́ть] (to rock, to swing) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-лка#Russian -лка].<br /> <br /> === Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation ===<br /> <br /> : カチャルカ<br /> <br /> === Noun ===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалка#Russian кача́лка] (kachálka) f inan (genitive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалки#Russian кача́лки], nominative plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалки#Russian кача́лки], genitive plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалок#Russian кача́лок])<br /> <br /> # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seesaw seesaw], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teeter-totter teeter-totter]<br /> # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rocking_chair rocking chair], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rocker rocker]<br /> # (mining) [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jack_pump jack pump]<br /> # (colloquial) [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gym gym], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/workout_room workout room]<br /> <br /> {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4ENICvOojA}}<br /> <br /> Historical note: &quot;In the Soviet Union, gyms were officially banned, even though training for your health or improving labor productivity was encouraged. Lifting weights for the purpose of aesthetics was considered capitalistic and not in line with the Soviet spirit. But as you can expect, it didn't stop some Soviet citizens, and they built illegal underground gyms called качалка (kačálka), which means the place to pump in Russian. They used scrap metal from factories to weld their own weights and machines. Then they placed it in the basement of communal apartments and only allowed people they trusted to come in and work out.&quot; - SovietStoriesWithYuri</div>

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<p>MorMythos: /* Russian */</p> <hr /> <div>==Russian==<br /> <br /> === Etymology ===<br /> <br /> From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качать#Russian кача́ть] (to rock, to swing) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-лка#Russian -лка].<br /> <br /> === Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation ===<br /> <br /> : カチャルカ<br /> <br /> === Noun ===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалка#Russian кача́лка] (kachálka) f inan (genitive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалки#Russian кача́лки], nominative plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалки#Russian кача́лки], genitive plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалок#Russian кача́лок])<br /> <br /> # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seesaw seesaw], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teeter-totter teeter-totter]<br /> # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rocking_chair rocking chair], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rocker rocker]<br /> # (mining) [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jack_pump jack pump]<br /> # (colloquial) [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gym gym], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/workout_room workout room]<br /> <br /> {{#ev:youtube|https://youtube.com/shorts/A4ENICvOojA}}<br /> <br /> Historical note: &quot;In the Soviet Union, gyms were officially banned, even though training for your health or improving labor productivity was encouraged. Lifting weights for the purpose of aesthetics was considered capitalistic and not in line with the Soviet spirit. But as you can expect, it didn't stop some Soviet citizens, and they built illegal underground gyms called качалка (kačálka), which means the place to pump in Russian. They used scrap metal from factories to weld their own weights and machines. Then they placed it in the basement of communal apartments and only allowed people they trusted to come in and work out.&quot; - SovietStoriesWithYuri</div>

MorMythos https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0&diff=539 2026-04-29T11:39:59Z

<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==Russian==<br /> <br /> === Etymology ===<br /> <br /> From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качать#Russian кача́ть] (to rock, to swing) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-лка#Russian -лка].<br /> <br /> === Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation ===<br /> <br /> : カチャルカ<br /> <br /> === Noun ===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалка#Russian кача́лка] (kachálka) f inan (genitive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалки#Russian кача́лки], nominative plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалки#Russian кача́лки], genitive plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалок#Russian кача́лок])<br /> <br /> # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seesaw seesaw], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teeter-totter teeter-totter]<br /> # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rocking_chair rocking chair], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rocker rocker]<br /> # (mining) [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jack_pump jack pump]<br /> # (colloquial) [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gym gym], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/workout_room workout room]</div>

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<p>MorMythos: /* Noun */</p> <hr /> <div>==Russian==<br /> <br /> === Etymology ===<br /> <br /> From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качать#Russian кача́ть] (to rock, to swing) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-лка#Russian -лка].<br /> <br /> === Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation ===<br /> <br /> : カチャルカ<br /> <br /> === Noun ===<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалка#Russian кача́лка] • (kachálka) f inan (genitive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалки#Russian кача́лки], nominative plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалки#Russian кача́лки], genitive plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качалок#Russian кача́лок])<br /> <br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seesaw seesaw], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teeter-totter teeter-totter]<br /> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rocking_chair rocking chair], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rocker rocker]<br /> (mining) [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jack_pump jack pump]<br /> (colloquial) [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gym gym], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/workout_room workout room]</div>

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