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Critical Dissonance

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Strong disagreement between critical opinion and public opinion, for example a work that reviewers praise and audiences dislike, or the reverse.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""The sequel is a textbook case of critical dissonance, with reviewers cold on it and fans packing theaters.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Wiktionary lists it as an uncountable noun with that meaning and links to the TV Tropes page of the same name, which is where the phrase is used as a trope label. No dated first use found yet.

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PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2010s-present
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang

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