Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Self-deception.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Deception respecting one's self, or which originates from one's own mistake; self-deception.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Synonym of
self-deception .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
Etymologies
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Examples
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Private life in Tehran as in Beijing is not nearly so corrupted by hypocrisy and self-deceit.
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She is cold, lucid, almost vitreous in her ability to cut through deceit or, worse yet, self-deceit.
A Supremely Disabused Writer André Aciman 2011
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What if you must give up kneeling at the altar of self-deceit or self-deprecation and learn to accept and love yourself?
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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Sometimes an unreliable narrator reveals more about a subject than one who fearlessly confronts it, by showing us the very human qualities of self-deceit and idealism. on 04 Mar 2010 at 8: 25 pm Juliet
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Lightning Rods explores the way in which one man's self-deceit can continuously expand into an increasingly baroque and towering edifice.
Ilana Teitelbaum: Sex, Lies, and the Workplace: Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt Ilana Teitelbaum 2011
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What if you must give up kneeling at the altar of self-deceit or self-deprecation and learn to accept and love yourself?
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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What if you must give up kneeling at the altar of self-deceit or self-deprecation and learn to accept and love yourself?
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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What if you must give up kneeling at the altar of self-deceit or self-deprecation and learn to accept and love yourself?
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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What if you must give up kneeling at the altar of self-deceit or self-deprecation and learn to accept and love yourself?
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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Lightning Rods explores the way in which one man's self-deceit can continuously expand into an increasingly baroque and towering edifice.
Ilana Teitelbaum: Sex, Lies, and the Workplace: Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt Ilana Teitelbaum 2011
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