Self-lie
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lie told to oneself. rare
"And there comes even to the thinker an hour when he believes at last, that never will he be a social star nor great in anything but his thoughts, and he becomes resigned, which means convinced of the truth of the self-lie that all the lonely days he has been telling."
Example
More examples"And there comes even to the thinker an hour when he believes at last, that never will he be a social star nor great in anything but his thoughts, and he becomes resigned, which means convinced of the truth of the self-lie that all the lonely days he has been telling."
Etymology
From self- + lie.
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