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self-de·ceiv·ing
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vɪŋ
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adjective
1.
subject to self-deception; tending to deceive or fool oneself:
a self-deceiving person.
2.
used in deceiving oneself, especially in justifying a false belief, a morally reprehensible act, or the like:
a self-deceiving argument.
Origin:
1605–15
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