"self-deception" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-deceptions [plural]
Etymology: self- + deception Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|deception}} self- + deception Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|head=self-deception}} self-deception (usually uncountable, plural self-deceptions)
  1. The act of fooling oneself, of willfully not accepting the obvious. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: self-deceit, self-delusion Related terms: self-deceive, self-deceiver, self-deceptive Translations (fooling oneself): самоизмама (samoizmama) [feminine] (Bulgarian), sebeklam [masculine] (Czech), enesepettus (Estonian), itsepetos (Finnish), auto-illusion [feminine] (French), Selbsttäuschung [feminine] (German), Selbstbetrug [masculine] (German), αυταπάτη (aftapáti) [feminine] (Greek), sjálfsblekking [feminine] (Icelandic), ಅತ್ಮವಂಚನೆ (atmavañcane) (Kannada), самозалажување (samozalažuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), самоизмама (samoizmama) [feminine] (Macedonian), autoenganação [feminine] (Portuguese), autoamăgire [feminine] (Romanian), самообма́н (samoobmán) [masculine] (Russian), самообмана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), samoobmana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), autoengaño [masculine] (Spanish), självbedrägeri [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-self-deception-en-noun-EImwx5MX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

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      "sense": "fooling oneself",
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