self-deception
Example Sentences
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Such self-deception will come back to bite them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
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
The way Madison leans into Ani’s audacity while revealing the fragile façade, the vulnerabilities and self-deception lurking underneath, is phenomenal.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
But what role does this form of self-deception play in how people think about climate change?
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024
Perhaps this is just more self-deception, yet another attempt to prove to myself that I’m not worthless.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
