self-deceiving
adjective
uk/ˌself.dɪˈsiː.vɪŋ/us/ˌself.dɪˈsiː.vɪŋ/Someone who is self-deceivingpersuadesthemselves that somethingfalseistrue, or thattheirfeelingsorreasonsfor doing something are different from what they really are:
Heartfullyexposesall thecharacters,includinghimself, as abunchof self-deceivingfools.
The onlyrealquestionis whether they werestupid, self-deceiving, orlying.
- Heseemsto beself-absorbed,disingenuous, self-deceiving,banal, andself-pitying.
- Thememoirdepictedthepresidentas a self-deceivingincompetentwholacksthecouragetoadmitmistakes.
- Complacency over thesituationagain set in, but thiscomplacencyis self-deceiving.
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-deceit
- self-deluded
- stock
- word