All 3 Uses of
deceive
in
Notes from the Underground
- At the same time I was genuinely touched and penitent, I used to shed tears and, of course, deceived myself, though I was not acting in the least and there was a sick feeling in my heart at the time....For that one could not blame even the laws of nature, though the laws of nature have continually all my life offended me more than anything.†
Chpt 1.5deceived = lied or misled
- The day after tomorrow, at the latest, you will begin despising yourself for having knowingly deceived yourself.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- As for what concerns me in particular I have only in my life carried to an extreme what you have not dared to carry halfway, and what's more, you have taken your cowardice for good sense, and have found comfort in deceiving yourselves.†
Chpt 2.10deceiving = lying or misleading
Definition:
to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality