self-deceiving
Americanadjective
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subject to self-deception; tending to deceive or fool oneself.
a self-deceiving person.
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used in deceiving oneself, especially in justifying a false belief, a morally reprehensible act, or the like.
a self-deceiving argument.
Etymology
Origin of self-deceiving
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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Hampton Fluker plays George and Chinasa Ogbuagu plays Sue Bayliss, a neighbor with sharp opinions on the Keller family’s self-deceiving ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2019
The story is told from Margot’s perspective, and Roupenian charts every ripple in her shifting, self-deceiving perception of what’s going on between Robert and herself.
From Slate • Jan. 8, 2019
Yes, this abrasive man is annoyingly self-deceiving, yet Wallace allows you feel for him as Willy keeps coming up empty.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017
Is Brutus a hero of the Republic, or the ultimate self-deceiving idealist?
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2012
A self-deceiving hope posturing the loss of lives that went before of youth, of partners had & names forgotten.
From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen
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