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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SELF-DECEPTION

n.[supra. ] Deception concerning one's self proceeding from one's own mistake.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELF-DECEPTION

SELF-DECEPTION Self `-de *cep "tion, n.

 

Defn: Self-deceit.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

self-deception

self-de cep tion |ˈˌsɛlf dəˈsɛpʃən | noun the action or practice of allowing oneself to believe that a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true: Jane remarked on men's capacity for self-deception. DERIVATIVES self-de cep tive adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

self-deception

self-deception noun [ mass noun ] the action or practice of allowing oneself to believe that a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true: Jane remarked on men's capacity for self-deception. DERIVATIVES self-deceptive adjective

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

self-deception

s lf-dec ption 名詞 U 自己欺瞞 ぎまん .