nounnot in the study set
die Lebenslüge
/ˈleː.bənsˌlyːɡə/
self-delusion, self-deception, lived lie, life lie
- genitive
- der Lebenslüge
- plural
- die Lebenslügen
- built from
- Lebens + Lüge
Meanings
- 1
self-delusion, self-deception, lived lie, (rare) life lie (a delusion that is at the core of how a person or a group see themselves and that is part of their identity)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieLebenslüge | dieLebenslügen |
| accusative | dieLebenslüge | dieLebenslügen |
| dative | derLebenslüge | denLebenslügen |
| genitive | derLebenslüge | derLebenslügen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.