self-deception (noun)

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• self-deception — ► NOUN ▪ the action or practice of deceiving oneself into believing that a false or unfounded feeling, idea, or situation is true …   English terms dictionary

• self-deception — noun the action or practice of deceiving oneself into believing that a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true. Derivatives self deceit noun self deceiver noun self deceiving adjective self deceptive adjective …   English new terms dictionary

• self-deception — noun (U) the act of making yourself believe something is true when it is not: He was unwilling to admit that the visionary idea was sheer self deception. self deceptive adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• self-deception — noun The act of fooling oneself, of willfully not accepting the obvious. Syn: self deceit …   Wiktionary

• self-deception — self de ception noun uncount the action of making yourself believe something good that is not true, especially something about yourself …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• self-deception — /sɛlf dəˈsɛpʃən/ (say self duh sepshuhn) noun the act or fact of deceiving oneself. Also, self deceit /sɛlf dəˈsit/ (say self duh seet). –self deceptive, adjective …  

• self-deception — UK / US noun [uncountable] the action of making yourself believe something good that is not true, especially something about yourself …   English dictionary

• self-de|ceit — «SEHLF dih SEET», noun. = self deception. (Cf. ↑self deception) …   Useful english dictionary

• self-deceiver — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one who practices self deception * * * self deceivˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑self …   Useful english dictionary

• self-be|tray|al — «SEHLF bih TRAY uhl», noun. betraying of oneself; self deception …   Useful english dictionary

• self-de|ceiv|er — «SEHLF dih SEE vuhr», noun. a person who practices self deception …   Useful english dictionary