self-deception
Example Sentences
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“There’s a level of self-deception, because riding the whole city of Los Angeles seemed impossible to do,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
That is only a fraction of the heap of self-deception we’ve been amassing these past five months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Fairy In A Bottle is a glorious bruise of a song, all about Alon's capacity for self-deception: "I want to worship you before the hope expires."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
To not see this for what it is can be attributed to being naïve and gullible, to self-deception by outright denial, or to being complicit.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2025
Was it self-deception or did she really feel warm to his touch?
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
