Editing Opinion Occlusion

===Etymology===
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opinion '''opinion'''] (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occlusion '''occlusion'''] (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage).

===Noun===
'''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''')

# (''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.
#: ''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'''].''
# (''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.
# 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.
# (''rhetoric, informal'') Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.
#: ''His carefully worded non-answer was textbook '''opinion occlusion''', saying everything except what he actually thought.''
# (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.
#: ''[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.''

===Related terms===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification preference falsification]
* [https://medium.com/@VerbivoreVasanth/epistemic-cowardice-cd1ebe1f9e98 epistemic cowardice]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance pluralistic ignorance]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect chilling effect]

===See also===

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-censorship self-censorship]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/groupthink groupthink]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alignment_tax alignment tax]

===References===
* MoribundMurdoch. "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)." The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.
* MoribundMurdoch. "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)." Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion]
* Project Kino. "Running Man - The Curse of Beauty (ft. Seolhyun)." YouTube, accessed April 29, 2026. https://youtu.be/9fv1kqXBpW0?si=bWO8x4xPMzxIvNB8.

===Categories===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound English compound nouns]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology Epistemology]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Psychology]