self-deceit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
self-deceit
    n 1: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds
         it [syn: {self-deception}, {self-deceit}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Self-deceit \Self`-de*ceit"\, n.
   The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being
   self-deceived; self-deception.
   [1913 Webster]
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