self-deception

Example Sentences

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Diplomacy divorced from that reality risks becoming not statecraft, but self-deception.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In the album’s opener, “Hope Less,” she wonders how far she might be willing to go to accommodate a lover’s neglect; “Good Liar” examines the self-deception necessary to keep putting up with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Fairy In A Bottle is a glorious bruise of a song, all about Alon's capacity for self-deception: "I want to worship you before the hope expires."

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

To not see this for what it is can be attributed to being naïve and gullible, to self-deception by outright denial, or to being complicit.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025

Was it self-deception or did she really feel warm to his touch?

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton