deceive oneself

deceive oneself
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  • deceive — [c]/dəˈsiv / (say duh seev) verb (deceived, deceiving) –verb (t) 1. to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude. 2. to be unfaithful to; commit adultery against. 3. Obsolete to beguile or while away (time, etc.). –verb (i) 4. to… …  

  • deceive — v. 1 tr. make (a person) believe what is false, mislead purposely. 2 tr. be unfaithful to, esp. sexually. 3 intr. use deceit. 4 tr. archaic disappoint (esp. hopes). Phrases and idioms: be deceived be mistaken or deluded. deceive oneself persist… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wank oneself — maintain an illusion; deceive oneself …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • wank oneself — Australian Slang maintain an illusion; deceive oneself …   English dialects glossary

  • Error — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Error >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 error error fallacy Sgm: N 1 misconception misconception misapprehension misstanding misunderstanding Sgm: N 1 inexactness inexactness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 laxity …   English dictionary for students

  • Daeryun High School — Location Daegu, South Korea Motto Don t deceive oneself, love others Daeryun High School is a public high school situated in Daegu, South Korea. Daeryun High was established on September 15, 1921, and its motto is Don t deceive oneself, love… …   Wikipedia

  • live in a fool's paradise — {v. phr.} To deceive oneself; tell oneself unreal stories. * /His information is based on a lot of misunderstanding the poor guy is living in a fool s paradise./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live in a fool's paradise — {v. phr.} To deceive oneself; tell oneself unreal stories. * /His information is based on a lot of misunderstanding the poor guy is living in a fool s paradise./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • misconceive — I verb be deceived, be misguided, be misinformed, be misled, be mistaken, blunder, deceive oneself, delude oneself, distort the meaning, err, estimate incorrectly, fail to understand, fall into error, guess wrong, interpret incorrectly, labor… …   Law dictionary

  • live\ in\ a\ fool's\ paradise — v. phr. To deceive oneself; tell oneself unreal stories. His information is based on a lot of misunderstanding the poor guy is living in a fool s paradise …   Словарь американских идиом

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