Not sure what else I can add, looking for a word that describes someone who thinks they are a good person towards others but they actually are not. But not hypocrite or anything, just they really believe they are amazing.
kind regards,
Vince.
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Just to make sure, do you mean metaphorically an angel? Because I'm pretty sure no one you could apply this to is in reality a literal angel.– MitchOct 17, 2017 at 19:54
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If they truly believe they are behaving well I might use
Delusional
It's close, but I don't think it matches the narcissism the prompt implies. On that note
Narcissist
may also work.
Well-intentioned is often used for the purpose of expressing something like this, implying that good intentions do not always work out as meant.
Oxford dictionay: Having or showing good intentions despite a lack of success or fortunate results.
To strengthen the phrase, since well-intentioned is not yet an angel, you can have best-intentioned people.
Well-meaning, well-meant are closely related alternatives, but don't work with best, so you'd need an additional word to intensify your meaning.
