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Self-deceit

Self-deceit \Self`-de*ceit"\, n. The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception.

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self-deceit

n. (synonym of self-deception English)

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self-deceit

n. a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it [syn: self-deception]

Usage examples of "self-deceit".

And the human ca­pacity for deceit, especially self-deceit, is bottomless.

With a look of stubborn bewilderment, with the last of her effort at self-deceit, she moaned in a voice of tearfully petulant reproach, "Are you really incapable of forgiveness?

Because each of us can trust no one in this world but himself, self-deceit is dangerous.

Layer upon layer of self-deceit, he now saw, layer upon layer of resistance to Sa's will.