Meanings
nounnormalcy bias (countable and uncountable, plural normalcy biases)
plural normalcy biases
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA human tendency to respond to threat warnings with disbelief or minimization, and to similarly underestimate a disaster's deleterious effects.
Synonyms: normality bias
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA human tendency to respond to threat warnings with disbelief or minimization, and to similarly underestimate a disaster's deleterious effects.
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