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
In the album’s opener, “Hope Less,” she wonders how far she might be willing to go to accommodate a lover’s neglect; “Good Liar” examines the self-deception necessary to keep putting up with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 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
But what role does this form of self-deception play in how people think about climate change?
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024
Little Elihue learned everything he needed to know well, particularly the fine art of self-deception.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
