DKE

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A form of Dunning-Kruger effect — A cognitive bias where an individual with limited knowledge or competence in a specific domain tends to greatly overestimate their own ability relative to objective criteria or the performance of others.

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Meanings

nounDKE (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of Dunning-Kruger effect.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dunning-kruger effect

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KDEdekked
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APA

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