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]

• (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)

1. self-deception (the act of deceiving oneself)