self-delusion
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of self-delusion
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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“The depths of his self-delusion are staggering,” Mr. Hart pronounces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Most likely resort to garden-variety self-delusion to maintain their support.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025
“Mobility” is in large part an object lesson about the cost of that self-delusion, which makes it a fresh experiment in political fiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
No. But what has Mike Pence ever demonstrated as a public figure, if not an immense capacity for self-delusion?
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2023
And though Glerk assured him this was not true, and that dragons, instead, were masters of self-delusion, Fyrian took every opportunity he could to break into song.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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