- self-de|cep|tion
- self-de|cep|tion «SEHLF dih SEHP shuhn», noun.the act or fact of deceiving oneself; self-delusion; self-deceit.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
self-de|cep|tion
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self-con|cep|tion — «SEHLF kuhn SEHP shuhn», noun. conception of oneself; view of oneself: »An individual s self conception often differs from the conception others have of him … Useful english dictionary
self-per|cep|tion — «SEHLF puhr SEHP shuhn», noun. perception of or by oneself … Useful english dictionary
self-de·cep·tion — /ˌsɛlfdıˈsɛpʃən/ noun, pl tions [count, noncount] : the act of making yourself believe something that is not true He was unaware of his own self deceptions … Useful english dictionary
self-per·cep·tion — /ˌsɛlfpɚˈsɛpʃən/ noun, pl tions [count, noncount] : the idea that you have about the kind of person you are People s self perceptions are often very different from the way other people perceive them … Useful english dictionary
Self-deception — Self de*cep tion, n. Self deceit. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-conception — self con·cep·tion (sĕlf kən sĕpʹshən) n. Self concept. * * * … Universalium
de·cep·tion — /dıˈsɛpʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : the act of making someone believe something that is not true : the act of deceiving someone She accuses the company of willful deception in its advertising. The article describes the government s use of… … Useful english dictionary
per·cep·tion — /pɚˈsɛpʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 a [count] : the way you think about or understand someone or something often + of People s perceptions of this town have changed radically. the public/public s perception of nuclear power see also ↑self perception … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
