Noun
The act of deluding one's self, or the state of being thus deluded.
Source: Webster's dictionaryself delusion
The most foreign fighters in Iraq are wearing British and American uniforms. The level of self-delusion is bordering frankly on the racist. The vast majority of the people of Iraq are against the occupation of Iraq by the American and British forces. George Galloway
I suppose our capacity for self-delusion is boundless. John Steinbeck
My old skill at self-delusion overrode my doubts as I told myself that Dexter probably believed in me. I could believe anything then. I still can as long as it is improbable. Tom Baker
We have misunderstood, misread, misplanned and mismanaged our honorable intentions in Iraq with an arrogant self-delusion reminiscent of Vietnam. Chuck Hagel
The brain is very good at self-delusion. Daniel Levitin
If history teaches anything, it teaches that self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly. Ronald Reagan