SELF-DECEIVED Definition & Meaning

self-deceived

[ self-di-seevd, self- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

holding an erroneous opinion of oneself, one's own effort, or the like.
being mistaken, forming an erroneous judgment, etc., in one's own mind, as from careless or wishful thinking:
If you thought my friendship was love, you were self-deceived.

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First recorded in 1665–75

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Maybe I’m no less self-deceived than anyone else.

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Could I have been self-deceived, delusional?

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No, not that the universe is a cold, empty, meaningless void and that hope and justice are pretty lies told by self-deceived fools.

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We know Mumler was a fraud, but we don’t know what kind of fraud — self-deceived true believer, confidence man or both?

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These ‘self-deceived’ students also earned overly lofty predictions from their peers.

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