self-deceit

noun

Synonym of self-deception.

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self-deception
OriginEnglish deceit ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

nounself-deceit (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of self-deception.

    Synonyms: self-deception

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of self-deception.

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self-deception

More synonyms by meaning

nouna misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

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self-deception
Broader
misconception
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self-deception

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishdeceit
  9. Englishself-deceit

From self- + deceit.

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APA

self-deceit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deceit

MLA

“self-deceit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deceit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-deceit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deceit.

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