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  2. Miscommunication - Wikipedia

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    It is an instance where either the speaker is unable to provide the proper and adequate information to the hearer or the hearer misperceived and couldn't recognise the communication from the speaker. The cases of miscommunication vary depending on the situation and persons included in it, but often result in confusion and frustration.

  3. Dysphemism - Wikipedia

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    Bad or taboo words for many things far outnumber the "good" words. Hugh Rawson notices in his book Wicked Words that when looking at Roget's International Thesaurus, there are "89 synonyms for drunk, compared to 16 for sober, and 206 for bad person compared to 82 for good person. The synonyms for unchastity in the Thesaurus fill 140 lines ...

  4. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Term Notes References Challenged [20]Crazy [6] [16] [21] [22]Crazy cat lady Used of mentally ill and neurotic women, particularly single women and spinsters who hoard cats. [23] ...

  5. Online disinhibition effect - Wikipedia

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    The online disinhibition effect refers to the lack of restraint one feels when communicating online in comparison to communicating in-person. [1] People tend to feel safer saying things online that they would not say in real life because they have the ability to remain completely anonymous and invisible when on particular websites, and as a result, free from potential consequences. [2]

  6. Valence (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    The use of the term in psychology entered English with the translation from German ("Valenz") in 1935 of works of Kurt Lewin.The original German word suggests "binding", and is commonly used in a grammatical context to describe the ability of one word to semantically and syntactically link another, especially the ability of a verb to require a number of additional terms (e.g. subject and ...

  7. Hurtful communication - Wikipedia

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    Hurtful communication occurs when the receiver perceives a specific social interaction as upsetting or harmful emotionally. [1] In the course of human interaction, one party will say or do something that results in unpleasant emotional feelings for another. [ 2 ]

  8. Communication disorder - Wikipedia

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    A communication disorder is any disorder that affects an individual's ability to comprehend, detect, or apply language and speech to engage in dialogue effectively with others. [1] This also encompasses deficiencies in verbal and non-verbal communication styles. [2]

  9. Boomerang effect (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    In other words, the boomerang effect is a situation where people tend to pick the opposite of what something or someone is saying or doing because of how it is presented to them. Typically, the more aggressively a position is presented to someone, the more likely they are to adopt an opposing view.