Dunning-Kruger syndrome

noun

The condition of suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.

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Meanings

nounDunning-Kruger syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe condition of suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.

    There were two recognizable groups of the safety training attendees affected by Dunning-Kruger syndrome. The first one consisted of those that lack self-awareness about significant gaps in their knowledge or experience.

    2018 March 14, Pedro M. Arezes, João Santos Baptista, Monica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patrício Cordeiro, Nelson Costa, Rui B. Melo, A. Sergio Miguel, Gonçalo Perestrelo, Occupational Safety and Hygiene VI: Book chapters from the 6th International Symposium on Occupation Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2018), March 26-27, 2018, Guimarães, Portugal, CRC Press, →ISBN
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