self-deceit
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.dɪˈsiːt/us/ˌself.dɪˈsiːt/theactofhidingthetruthfrom yourself:
He isunusualin that he is not reallysusceptibleto self-deceit.
Atruefriendcanhelpusbreakthrough thebarriersof self-deceit.
Synonym
self-deception
- Self-flattery is the very nextstepto self-deceit.
- Theissueat theheartof theplayis self-betrayal, self-deceit, and theongoingeffectsof these.
- Theirrelationshipswith one another arefullof misinterpretations and self-deceit.
- This self-deceitneedsto bebroughtto ahaltwith somerealthoughtfulnessandreflection.
Believing
- accept
- allegedly
- article of faith
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- belief
- credit
- deluded
- evidently
- feel it inyourbonesidiom
- givesomeonethe benefit of the doubtidiom
- gospel
- hold
- room for doubtidiom
- seesomethinginsomeone/something
- seeing is believingidiom
- self-deceiving
- self-deluded
- stock
- word