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单词 self-delusion
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self-delusion

uncountable noun
Self-delusion is the state of having a false idea about yourself or the situation you are in.
...the grandiose self-delusion of the addict.

self-delusion in British English

noun
the act or state of deceiving or deluding oneself

self-delusion in American English

(ˈsɛlfdɪˈluʒən)
noun
self-deception

Examples of 'self-delusion' in a sentence
self-delusion

Sometimes it wasn't even intentional, just a kind of self-delusion, a refusal to accept the facts.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
The attempt at self-delusion, or at deluding him, whichever it was, made Trevor angry.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2002)
Yet again she told herself that she was submerged in self-delusion, the daughter was no more than an image in a dream.
Dobbs, Michael THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (2002)
Dorothy's description of what had happened was deemed self-delusion, at best, or a bald-faced lie.
Gregory Maguire WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (2002)
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