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self-deluding
adjective
uk /ˌself.dɪˈluː.dɪŋ/ us /ˌself.dɪˈluː.dɪŋ/
allowing yourself to believe something that is not true: 自欺欺人的
He was either a self-deluding fantasist or a world-class conman.他要么是一个自欺欺人的幻想家，要么是一个世界级的骗子。
It becomes clear that her mother, though foolish and self-deluding, truly loves her.
Synonym
self-deluded
There is another side to this story which the pompous, vain, and self-deluding professor cannot see.
While politicians may be dishonest about these choices, voters are often self-deluding.
It is all too easy to dismiss a statement of this kind as mere self-deluding rhetoric.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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accept
allegedly
article of faith
ascribe something to something
ascription
belief
delude
deluded
evidently
feel it in your bonesidiom
give credence to something
hold
put stock in somethingidiom
received
recognize
room
room for doubtidiom
see something in someone/something
swallow
swear
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