self-deception
Example Sentences
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Though “American hegemony” offered some benefits—“open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes”—it also required collective self-deception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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
This seems to be more of a problem than he’s admitting, and it’s not the only self-deception he practices.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Understanding self-deception and its causes is difficult in real-world situations.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
