To delude oneself
Definition
To deliberately or unconsciously delude oneself, trying to believe a false, unreal, or favorable situation in order to avoid a painful reality, a disappointment, or an uncomfortable truth; to create empty illusions for oneself.
Bilingual Equivalents
- To delude oneself
- To deceive oneself
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Fourth conjugation regular reflexive verb, inflecting with standard Romanian personal pronouns. |
| Formation | Compound verb linking the reflexive prefix 'auto-' with the standard root for delude. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.a.mə.ˈd͡ʒi] |
| Source | Handbook of Modern Romanian Verbs and Cognitive Psychology Vernacular |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Auzind promisiunile nerealiste ale managerului, el a preferat să se autoamăgească în loc să își caute alt loc de muncă.
EN: Hearing the manager's unrealistic promises, he preferred to delude himself instead of looking for another job.
RO: Nu te mai autoamăgi cu gândul că totul se va rezolva de la sine fără niciun efort din partea ta.
EN: Stop deceiving yourself with the thought that everything will work out by itself without any effort on your part.
RO: Ea se autoamăgește crezând că relația lor mai are o șansă, deși semnele de ruptură sunt evidente.
EN: She deludes herself into thinking their relationship still has a chance, although the signs of a breakup are obvious.
Idioms & Phrases
Tendința de a se autoamăgi / Tendency to delude oneself
RO: Predispoziție psihologică de a accepta scenarii confortabile dar false pentru a reduce anxietatea interioară.
EN: A psychological predisposition to accept comfortable but false scenarios in order to reduce internal anxiety.
A se autoamăgi conștient / To consciously deceive oneself
RO: Situație rară în care un individ cunoaște adevărul obiectiv, dar alege voluntar să creadă o ficțiune liniștitoare.
EN: A rare situation where an individual knows the objective truth but voluntarily chooses to believe a comforting fiction.
Incapacitatea de a se autoamăgi / Inability to delude oneself
RO: Trăsătură a spiritelor extrem de pragmatice sau realiste, caracterizate printr-o analiză lucidă și tranșantă a faptelor.
EN: A trait of highly pragmatic or realistic spirits, characterized by a lucid and incisive analysis of facts.
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