MEME REFERENCE

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Use when contrasting an aggressive outward reaction with a delighted inner feeling, or vice versa

What it expresses

Contrasting an aggressive outward reaction with a delighted inner feeling, or vice versa

Example

You complain that a meeting was cancelled while secretly delighted to regain the hour, so label the outer and inner dogs.

When not to use it

Your outward reaction accurately matches your private feeling; the two-state contrast has nothing to reveal.

• aggressive
• delighted
• contradiction