pluralistic ignorance
The phenomenon whereby people mistakenly believe that everyone else holds a different…The phenomenon whereby people mistakenly believe that everyone else holds a different opinion than their own, and may feel it necessary to go along with that opinion.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The phenomenon whereby people mistakenly believe that everyone else holds a different opinion than their own, and may feel it necessary to go along with that opinion.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbystander effect
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable