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It's self-deceptive to think we're in a post-feminist world when we never tried a feminist world.
Ellen Goodman

Meaning of "self-deceptive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-DECEPTIVE

self-deceptive  [ˌsɛlfdɪˈsɛptɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-DECEPTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Deceptive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-DECEPTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of self-deceptive in the English dictionary

The definition of self-deceptive in the dictionary is tending to deceive yourself, esp as to the true nature of your feelings or motives.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-DECEPTIVE


acceptive
ækˈsɛptɪv
apperceptive
ˌæpəˈsɛptɪv
chemoreceptive
ˌkiːməʊrɪˈsɛptɪv
conceptive
kənˈsɛptɪv
contraceptive
ˌkɒntrəˈsɛptɪv
deceptive
dɪˈsɛptɪv
exceptive
ɪkˈsɛptɪv
imperceptive
ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪv
inceptive
ɪnˈsɛptɪv
insusceptive
ˌɪnsəˈsɛptɪv
interceptive
ˌɪntəˈsɛptɪv
interoceptive
ˌɪntərəʊˈsɛptɪv
irreceptive
ɪrɪˈsɛptɪv
nociceptive
ˌnəʊsɪˈsɛptɪv
perceptive
pəˈsɛptɪv
photoreceptive
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈsɛptɪv
preceptive
prɪˈsɛptɪv
proprioceptive
ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptɪv
receptive
rɪˈsɛptɪv
susceptive
səˈsɛptɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-DECEPTIVE

self-deceit
self-deception
self-declared
self-defeating
self-defence
self-defense
self-defensive
self-delusion
self-denial
self-denying
self-denyingly
self-deprecating
self-deprecatingly
self-deprecatory
self-depreciating
self-destruct
self-destruction
self-destructive
self-determination
self-determined

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-DECEPTIVE

absorptive
active
adaptive
adoptive
adsorptive
assumptive
captive
consumptive
corruptive
descriptive
disruptive
eruptive
exemptive
interruptive
maladaptive
pre-emptive
prescriptive
presumptive
redemptive
sorptive
unreceptive

Synonyms and antonyms of self-deceptive in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «self-deceptive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-DECEPTIVE

Find out the translation of self-deceptive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-deceptive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-deceptive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自欺欺人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autoengañosa
570 millions of speakers

English

self-deceptive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म भ्रामक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

- خادعة النفس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самообманом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto- enganosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মপ্রবঁচনাপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

auto- trompeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diri menipu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbsttäuschung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己欺瞞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 기만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngapusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự lừa dối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய ஏமாற்றும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची भ्रामक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendini aldatıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auto- ingannevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

autodecepcyjnego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самообманом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- înșelătoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - εξαπάτησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- misleidende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

själv vilseledande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selv villedende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-deceptive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-DECEPTIVE»

The term «self-deceptive» is used very little and occupies the 161.700 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-DECEPTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-deceptive

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2 QUOTES WITH «SELF-DECEPTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-deceptive.
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Ellen Goodman
It's self-deceptive to think we're in a post-feminist world when we never tried a feminist world.
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Jodhi May
Fame is a by-product which you have to deal with in a sensible way. To believe that it is anything more significant than that is deeply self-deceptive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-DECEPTIVE»

Discover the use of self-deceptive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-deceptive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Working in Organisations
Self-deceptive narcissism Self-deceptive narcissists combine a need to be liked with certain tendencies of the reactive narcissist. The desire to dominate, the striving for recognition and the intention to bully one's way forward are mediated by ...
Andrew Kakabadse, John Bank, Susan Vinnicombe, 2004
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A Closer Examination of Applicant Faking Behavior
Paulhus (1986) and Paulhus and Reid (1991) further differentiated the self- deception response style into two components: (1) one component relates to the attribution of positive attributes (self-deceptive enhancement) and (2) the other ...
Richard L. Griffith, Mitchell H. Peterson, 2006
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Seeing Through Self-Deception
Why in such a case should we suppose that the self-deceptive belief functions to reduce any anxiety? Would it not be more plausible to see the self-deceptive belief there as an example of compulsive or pathological or obsessive thought?
Annette Barnes, 2007
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Personality and Psychopathology: Critical Dialogues with ...
The story that patients tell about their actions may reflect “self-deceptive speech acts.” The speech act may be, in other words, not so much an expression of the individual's relationship with another person as an expression of his momentary ...
Craig Piers, 2010
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The Rationality of Psychological Disorders: ...
Consequently, patients will be confronted with both the extrospective (non-fearful behavior) and introspective (sense of control) observations that are incompatible with the self-deceptive belief. These observations sabotage the self-deceptive ...
Yacov Rofé, 2000
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Lying and Deception in Everyday Life
But there are "self-deceptive emotions," emotions that undergo what psychoanalysts call transference and the related property of the "detachability" of an emotion from its proper context (deSousa, 1988). Thus a female patient might fall "madly" ...
Michael Lewis, Carolyn Saarni, 1993
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Perspectives on Self-deception
One is the case in which S is in effect putting his money where his mouth is: doing something in order to conform his behavior to his self-deceptive avowal, say one to the effect that he is not frightened by philosophers. Another is self- deceptive ...
Brian P. McLaughlin, Amélie Rorty, 1988
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By the Grace of Guile: The Role of Deception in Natural ...
Part of the splendor of humor is that it appears to work its self- deceptive wonders even when its content is not directly related to the source of anxiety. A good ethnic joke or sexual humor may be just the thing to relieve a patient who awaits  ...
Loyal D. Rue, 1994
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Hypocrisy: Ethical Investigations
fertile soil for self-deceptive hypocrisy. After briefly discussing the conceptual problem inherent in the idea of self-deceptive hypocrisy, we argued that such hypocrisy is not only possible, but also a common fact of life that makes the moral life ...
Béla Szabados, Eldon Soifer, 2004
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Intelligent Virtual Agents: 8th International Conference, ...
Formally, we define it in a similar fashion to optimistic self-deception with the exception that the self-deceptive term is subtracted rather than added. The equation is as follows: apessimistic = argmax [(1 − α) × SEU (a) − α× SEU (P ,a)] ( 6) a∈A ...
Helmut Prendinger, James Lester, Mitsuru Ishizuka, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-DECEPTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-deceptive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Demystifying Projective Identification
They indulge the feeling but in a self-deceptive fashion. Projective identification is a variation of this with the added feature of the attempt to control the other's ... «Social Justice Solutions, Jul 15»
2
“KILLER” POLICE "BELONGING" ISSUES (11)
This fear-based loyalty, for the sole purpose of self-protection, is a self-deceptive mask for a sense of Belonging. Such is an Alliance—the mutually helpful ... «Black Voice News, Jul 15»
3
BURAK BEKDİL > Turkey's Stockholm syndrome: The 'fortune-ist'
The average Turk loves his newfound neo-Ottoman illusions of grandeur. He also loves the self-deceptive feeling of “we are imperial again.” He is the man who ... «Hurriyet Daily News, May 15»
4
Callum McCulloch: 10 Things I've learnt this week
Self-deceptive procrastination at its best. 9 Ducks are evil. Not only are they intimidating everyone around campus, but I found out this week that they rape and ... «Nouse, May 15»
5
Review: Building Catholic Higher Education, Part I
Finally the phrase “a self-deceptive and narrow monologue” could well be applied to the intellectual life driving the U.S. bishops conference these days. By way ... «National Catholic Reporter, Apr 15»
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What Role Does Dread Play in Your Life? – Monday Morning …
Self-deceptive strategies to secure our own significance. If that doesn't fully describe much of our culture I don't know what does. On cannot secure one's own ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
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If you're happy but don't show it, you're conservative
But it also showed that "self-deceptive enhancement" was higher among conservatives than among liberals, and in fact was mediating the association between ... «Orlando Sentinel, Mar 15»
8
Boko Haram Pigs, They Are on the March!
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- “Only a fool neglects the keenness of his blade, in the self-deceptive hope that his enemy's blade has also dulled. «AmmoLand.com, Dec 14»
9
Beheading the Religion of Pieces
The conflicts that are ongoing inside the Muslim world are the price the Muslim world pays for the self-deceptive practice of blaming everything wrong with their ... «Town Hall, Nov 14»
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Bay Area Science Festival's BAHFest has audience rolling in their …
Furthermore, the cheaters have evolved a self-deceptive behavior that results in their eating more than they perceive. With more calorie intake, they have an ... «Synapse, Oct 14»

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