syntonic

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These flip-flops do not cause him overt distress and are ego-syntonic (he feels justified in acting this way).

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  1. adjective Psychology Characterized by a high degree of emotional responsiveness to the environment.
  2. adjective Electricity Of or relating to two oscillating circuits having the same resonant frequency.

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  1. From Greek suntonos, high-strung, intense, attuned, from sunteinein, to draw tight : sun-, syn- + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from synton-ous + -ic.
  2. Greek σύν, together, + τόνος, tension, tone, + -ic.
 

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/sɪnˈtɑnɪk/
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