delusion (redirected from Delusions)

de·lu·sion  (d-lzhn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of deluding.

b. The state of being deluded.

2. A false belief or opinion: labored under the delusion that success was at hand.

3. Psychiatry A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness: delusions of persecution.

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[Middle English delusioun, from Latin dlsi, dlsin-, from dlsus, past participle of dldere, to delude; see delude.]

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de·lusion·al adj.

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delusion

Noun

1. a mistaken idea or belief

2. the state of being deluded

delusive adj
delusory adj

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delusion  (d-lzhn)

A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness, as in schizophrenia.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	delusion - (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary psychotic belief psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" delusions of grandeur - a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are delusions of persecution - a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined hallucination - illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder nihilistic delusion, nihilism - the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal somatic delusion - a delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body zoanthropy - the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal
	2.	delusion - a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" hallucination misconception - an incorrect conception disorientation, freak out - a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
	3.	delusion - the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas head game, illusion dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving

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delusion

noun misconception, mistaken idea, misapprehension, fancy, illusion, deception, hallucination, fallacy, self-deception, false impression, phantasm, misbelief

Translations

delusion [dɪˈluːʒən] n → ilusión f; engaño

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delusion [dɪˈluːʒən] n → illusion f;

to have delusions of grandeur → être un peu mégalomane

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delusion [dɪˈluːʒən] delude n → Irrglaube m;

to have delusions of grandeur delude → größenwahnsinnig sein

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delusion [dɪˈluːʒən] n → illusione f