self-delusion

[ self-di-loo-zhuhn, self- ]

noun

1. the act or fact of deluding oneself.

self-delusion

noun

1. the act or state of deceiving or deluding oneself

Other Words From

• self-de·lud·ed [self, -di-, loo, -did, self-], adjective
• self-de·luding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-delusion¹

First recorded in 1625–35