Self-deception

Synonyms for "self-deception" (72 found)

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airy nothingautism bamboozlement befooling bluffing bubblecalculated deceptioncastle in the airchimera circumvention conning daydream deceiving deception deceptiveness

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defraudingdeluded beliefdelusion delusiveness dereism dreamdream visiondreamland dreamworld dupery enmeshment ensnarement entanglement entrapment fallaciousness fallacyfalse belieffalseness flimflam flimflammery

Noun(1 words)

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fond illusionfooling hallucination hoodwinkingignis fatuusillusion kidding mirage misbelief misconception misinterpretation misunderstanding outwitting overreaching phantasmpipe dreamputting onself-deceit self-delusionsnow job

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song and dancespoofery spoofing subterfuge swindling trick trickiness tricking trip vapor victimization visionwillful misconceptionwishful thinkingwrong impression

Noun(1 words)

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Nationalism is power-hunger tempered by self-deception.

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