self-delusionn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈl(j)uːʒn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdəˈluʒən/

Forms: see self- prefix and delusion n.

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + delusion n. Compare self-deluded adj., self-deluder n., self-deluding adj.

The action of deluding oneself about something; the fact of being deluded about 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

1625 R. Bolton Some Gen. Direct. for Comfortable Walking with God 295 Some sorts of vnregenerate men are here to bee excepted from this generall deluge of Self-delusion.

1637 J. Milton Comus 13 If they be but false alarms of Feare How bitter is such selfe-delusion?

1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xxi. iv. 315 Witty too in Selfdelusion.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. xii. 414 Pitying the self-delusion, which disarmed him of the will to depart.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 34 Covering with no unusual self-delusion his interested views with a hue of virtue.

1880 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 229 To go on as we do now..in the vague hope that some day we may begin to do our duty..is..mere self-delusion.

1901 ‘G. Paston’ Little Mem. 18th Cent. 201 An equally unpuncturable power of self-delusion.

1958 Bks. Abroad 32 155 He was driven by a religious mission tied to mystical or magical self-delusions about his name.

2007 Esquire Feb. 58/1 Guest has made it his life's work to catalogue human foolishness and self-delusion.

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

单词	self-delusion
释义	self-delusionn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈl(j)uːʒn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈluʒən/ Forms: see self- prefix and delusion n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, delusion n. Etymology: < self- prefix + delusion n. Compare self-deluded adj., self-deluder n., self-deluding adj. The action of deluding oneself about something; the fact of being deluded about 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 1625 R. Bolton Some Gen. Direct. for Comfortable Walking with God 295 Some sorts of vnregenerate men are here to bee excepted from this generall deluge of Self-delusion. 1637 J. Milton Comus 13 If they be but false alarms of Feare How bitter is such selfe-delusion? 1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xxi. iv. 315 Witty too in Selfdelusion. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. xii. 414 Pitying the self-delusion, which disarmed him of the will to depart. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 34 Covering with no unusual self-delusion his interested views with a hue of virtue. 1880 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 229 To go on as we do now..in the vague hope that some day we may begin to do our duty..is..mere self-delusion. 1901 ‘G. Paston’ Little Mem. 18th Cent. 201 An equally unpuncturable power of self-delusion. 1958 Bks. Abroad 32 155 He was driven by a religious mission tied to mystical or magical self-delusions about his name. 2007 Esquire Feb. 58/1 Guest has made it his life's work to catalogue human foolishness and self-delusion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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