SELF-DECEPTION  自欺

CHEAT ONESELF.
Hypernym
  • CHEATCRIME of CAUSING OTHERS TO BELIEVE to be TRUE what one KNOWS is NOT TRUE AND TYPICALLY to CAUSE THEM THEREFORE TO SUFFER DAMAGE.
    • CRIMEWICKED ACT OFFENDING INTENSELY against an IMPORTANT LAW.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
Modern Chinese Criteria
自欺 is the current modern word for self-deceit.

掩耳盜鈴 (prov) is a current traditional idiomatic way of referring to self-deceit.

掩目捕雀 (prov) is a traditional way of referring to self-deceit.

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 9.539

    SELBSTTAEUSCHUNG

Words

自詿誤  zì guà wù OC: sblids kʷrees ŋʷaas MC: dzi kɣɛ ŋuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
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  • VPiself-deception

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