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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And so, in a self-deceiving riposte, Mrs. Biden and her husband’s advisers repeated and repeated and repeated the exact opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Penn captures the beating heart of an inveterate explorer, at its most self-deceiving but also at its bravest and boldest.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021
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
The kids here are smarter or less smart; more mature or naive; more honest or deceitful, or self-deceiving; wilder or more cautious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2014
A self-deceiving hope posturing the loss of lives that went before of youth, of partners had & names forgotten.
From Unmanned by Stephen Oliver
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