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self-deˈceived, ppl. a.
[self- 2.]
Deceived by oneself, marked by self-deception.
1671Milton P.R. iv. 7 Who self deceiv'd And rash, before-hand had no better weigh'd The strength he was to cope with. 1746Francis tr. Hor., Sat. i. i. 75 Some, self-deceived, who think their lust of gold Is but a love of fame. 1831Coleridge Table-talk 30 July, An intense half self-deceived humorism.
So self-deˈceiver, -deˈceiving vbl. n. and ppl. a.
a1614Dyke Myst. Selfe-deceiving iv. (ed. 8) 65 And so much for the three former *selfe-deceiuers. Keble Chr. Y., 6th Sund. Epiph., The self-deceiver's dreary theme.
a1614Dyke (title) The Mystery of *Selfe-Deceiving. 1668Owen Expos. 130th Ps. (1669) 165 All their profession is but a miserable self-deceiving. 1734Watts Reliq. Juv. (1789) 121 Thus we begin to learn and practise early this art of self-deceiving.
1597Hooker Eccl. Pol. v. lx. §3 (1617) 315 A *selfe-deceiuing vanitie. 1690C. Nesse Hist. & Myst. O. & N. Test. I. 212 We are poor, empty self-deceiving and self-defiling creatures. 1827Keble Chr. Y., 14th Sund. Trin., What sadder scene can angels view Than self-deceiving tears? 1865Pusey Truth Eng. Ch. 119 Easy and self-deceiving ways, by which to deny Christ. |