delusion (redirected from delusion of grandeur)

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 [dɪˈluːʒən]

n

1. (Psychiatry) a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etc. he has delusions of grandeur

2. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry a belief held in the face of evidence to the contrary, that is resistant to all reason See also illusion, hallucination

3. (Psychiatry) the act of deluding or state of being deluded

delusional  adj

delusive  adj

delusively  adv

delusiveness  n

delusory  [dɪˈluːsərɪ] 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 I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.

Translations

delusion [dɪˈluːʒən] N (= false impression) → engaño m, error m; (= hope) → ilusión f (Psych) → delirio m
delusions of grandeur → delirios mpl de grandeza
to labour under a delusion → abrigar una falsa ilusión
she's labouring under the delusion that she's going to get the job → abriga la falsa ilusión de que va a conseguir el puesto, se engaña pensando que va a conseguir el puesto

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delusion [dɪˈluːʒ^ən] n → illusion f
to be under the delusion that ... → croire naïvement que ...
to have delusions of grandeur, to suffer from delusions of grandeur → avoir la folie des grandeurs

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delusion

n → Illusion f, → Irrglaube m no pl; (Psych) → Wahnvorstellung f; to be or labour (Brit) or labor (US) under a delusion → in einem Wahn leben; to have delusions of grandeur → den Größenwahn haben

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delusion [dɪˈluːʒ/ən] n → illusione f (Psych) → fissazione f

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delusion [dɪˈluːʒ/ən] n → illusione f (Psych) → fissazione f

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