self-delusion

[self-di-loo-zhuhn, self-]

noun

1. the act or fact of deluding oneself.

self-delusion

noun

1. the act or state of deceiving or deluding oneself

Other Word Forms

• self-deluded adjective
• self-deluding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-delusion¹

First recorded in 1625–35