self-deception
Example Sentences
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Diplomacy divorced from that reality risks becoming not statecraft, but self-deception.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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
Baker wrote the part for her, and Madison returned the favor with a star-making performance, leaning into Ani’s audacity while revealing the fragile façade, the vulnerabilities and self-deception lurking underneath.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024
But what role does this form of self-deception play in how people think about climate change?
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024
He remembered remembering contrary things, but those were false memories, products of self-deception.
From "1984" by George Orwell
