autoenganação
Portuguese
Etymology
From auto- + enganação.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌaw.tu.ẽ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.ẽ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ˌaw.tu.ĩ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.ĩ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (careful pronunciation) /ˌaw.to.ẽ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.ẽ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ˌaw.to.ĩ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.ĩ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌaw.to.ẽ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.ẽ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ˌaw.to.ĩ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.ĩ.ɡa.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.ẽ.ɡɐ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Noun
autoenganação f (plural autoenganações)
- self-deception (the act of deceiving oneself)