creeping normality

noun

The process where a major change that would be considered objectionable if it happened in a single step is gradually reached by a series of less noticeable smaller changes.

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Meanings

nouncreeping normality (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process where a major change that would be considered objectionable if it happened in a single step is gradually reached by a series of less noticeable smaller changes.
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creeping normality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeping%20normality

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“creeping normality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeping%20normality. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creeping normality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeping%20normality.

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