self-deception
UK/'selfdi'sepʃən/US/'selfdi'sepʃәn/
Definitions
n.
The act of deceiving oneself; refusing to face an unwelcome truth
自欺，自欺欺人
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedself-self, own
+
deceptiondown, away, reversal
=self-deception
self- (oneself) + deception (taking the truth away) = "taking the truth away from yourself." The strange twist of self-deception is that the deceiver and the deceived are the same person — you quietly hide a truth from your own awareness because facing it would hurt.
Common Collocations
- 1.willful self-deception蓄意的自欺
- 2.a form of self-deception一种自欺的形式
- 3.self-deception and denial自欺与否认
Example Sentences
- 1.
Believing he would quit anytime was pure self-deception.
- 2.
Her optimism bordered on self-deception.
- 3.
Recovery begins by giving up self-deception.