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Perissonance

Noun

The disparity between the social image that people display and their true identity, which is often more held back as a result of social norms. In short, it is personality dissonance.

Because Annie constantly code-switched from home to school, it was clear she had large perissonance.

Sanskrit equivalent

व्यक्तित्वविसङ्गतिः

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