self-deceit

1. 1.

   a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

   Synonymsself-deception

   Broadermisconception

Questions about self-deceit

What does self-deceit mean?

self-deceit means "a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it".

How many syllables are in self-deceit?

self-deceit has 3 syllables: self--de-ceit. The stress falls on "self-".

What is another word for self-deceit?

Close synonyms include self-deception. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-deceit a common word?

self-deceit is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.