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单词 self-deceitful
释义

self-deceitfuladj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsiːtf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈsitfəl/
Forms: see self- prefix and deceitful adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, deceitful adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + deceitful adj., after self-deceit n. Compare slightly earlier self-deceitfulness n., and also earlier self-deceiving adj.
Engaging in self-deceit; deceiving oneself.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > self-deception > [adjective]
self-deceiving1597
self-deceived1628
self-deludinga1631
self-deluded1642
self-deceitful1644
self-deceptious1806
self-deceptive1810
1644 T. Hill Good Old Way 10 Where there is a self-conceited mind, and a selfe-deceitfull heart, 'tis no wonder to see such mis-led.
1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I cvi. 56 How self-deceitful is the sagest part Of mortals whom thy [sc. Love's] lure hath led along.
1891 Birmingham Daily Post 14 Nov. 5 As to Balaam, he was weak, vacillating, and, perhaps, self-deceitful.
1906 Harper's Weekly 16 June 850/1 Every self-righteous person becomes in the end innocently self-deceitful.
2016 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 16 Aug. 16 I wonder if President Obama is being disingenuous, ironic or self-deceitful when asserting that the US will not be getting dragged into another war in Iraq?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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