self-delusion

Noun

Meaning

The act of deluding one's self, or the state of being thus deluded.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

self delusion

Synonyms

chimera daydream fiction dream fantasy blind trick bubble illusion deception idealism fancy delusion delusional unreality
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Antonyms

fact reality accuracy realism authenticity correctness
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Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

self-deletion self-deliver self-deluding self-demolisher self-denial self-denigrating