self-deceptionn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsɛpʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdəˈsɛpʃən/

Forms: see self- prefix and deception n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, deception n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + deception n. Compare earlier self-deceiving n., self-deceit n., self-deceitfulness n. Compare also earlier self-deceived adj., self-deceiving adj.

The action or result of convincing oneself of the truth of a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation; deception of oneself; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > self-deception > [noun]

self-deceit1590

self-deceiving1614

self-abusea1616

self-delusion1625

self-deceitfulness1642

self-deception1648

bad faith1947

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. 4 Even the discovery of the nakednesse of our nature, passeth often to our sense for the cover of all her deformities: how familiar this selfe deception is, I need not argue.

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. viii. 65 It may be said a Man complyes with those things which are intended for his delusion, and so improperly by his negligence may fall under blame of self-deception.

1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. i. xi. 96 Of all Impostures Self-Deception is the most dangerous, because least suspected.

1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. vi. 159 With all a lover's power of self-deception.

1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. vii. 122 A good wind of laughter had relieved him of much of the blight of self-deception, and oddness, and extravagance.

1907 W. Raleigh Shakespeare 175 Self-deception is a male weakness.

1963 Times 24 Jan. 6/1 It would be self-deception to think that unemployment could be dealt with by emergency measures and pushed under the carpet.

1987 E. E. Smith Miss Melville Returns (1988) iii. 22 We all have our little self-deceptions, don't we?

2004 Vanity Fair Feb. 78/2 A montage of an entire society intent on self-deception and quick gratification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-deception
释义	self-deceptionn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsɛpʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈsɛpʃən/ Forms: see self- prefix and deception n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, deception n. Etymology: < self- prefix + deception n. Compare earlier self-deceiving n., self-deceit n., self-deceitfulness n. Compare also earlier self-deceived adj., self-deceiving adj. The action or result of convincing oneself of the truth of a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation; deception of oneself; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > self-deception > [noun] self-deceit1590 self-deceiving1614 self-abusea1616 self-delusion1625 self-deceitfulness1642 self-deception1648 bad faith1947 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. 4 Even the discovery of the nakednesse of our nature, passeth often to our sense for the cover of all her deformities: how familiar this selfe deception is, I need not argue. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. viii. 65 It may be said a Man complyes with those things which are intended for his delusion, and so improperly by his negligence may fall under blame of self-deception. 1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. i. xi. 96 Of all Impostures Self-Deception is the most dangerous, because least suspected. 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. vi. 159 With all a lover's power of self-deception. 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. vii. 122 A good wind of laughter had relieved him of much of the blight of self-deception, and oddness, and extravagance. 1907 W. Raleigh Shakespeare 175 Self-deception is a male weakness. 1963 Times 24 Jan. 6/1 It would be self-deception to think that unemployment could be dealt with by emergency measures and pushed under the carpet. 1987 E. E. Smith Miss Melville Returns (1988) iii. 22 We all have our little self-deceptions, don't we? 2004 Vanity Fair Feb. 78/2 A montage of an entire society intent on self-deception and quick gratification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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