self-deluded

adjective

self-de·lud·ed ˌself-di-ˈlü-dəd

-dē-

: deluded by oneself or having deluded beliefs concerning oneself

I believe in second chances and people changing. I also believe in not being naive and self-deluded.—

Emily Yoffe

There is only one reason to reject an accomplished singer in favour of a self-deluded no-hoper: because the comedic public humiliation of the worst applicants makes good television.—

Neil McCormick

also : characteristic of one who is self-deluded

self-deluded beliefs

Examples of self-deluded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many fathers and sons are present here, including Qaddafi’s slick and self-deluded son Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi, who in 2010 approached Matar in London with dubious promises of information and friendship. —

Robert F. Worth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2017

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