delusion
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6.7
- noun
- /dɪˈluːʒən/
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delirio
- He was living under the delusion that he could win the lottery without buying a ticket.
- experience delusions
- suffer from delusions
- delusions of grandeur
Fight like hell to make that lie, that delusion, the actuality, the truth.
- Fight like hell to make that lie, that delusion, the actuality, the truth.
- Some kind of paranoid delusion could destroy this country.
- Some of that was my own delusion, I think, but it worked out.
- Misinformation, disinformation, delusions and deceit can kill.
- But he's clearly, in my view, still in a state of delusion and total denial.
- What a sad delusion and what a dangerous one.
- You were not having delusions, you were not hallucinating.
- I think that publishing inspires more delusions than Hugh Grant movies.
- And most people pursue that delusion to the grave.
- And, you know, the persistence of that delusion is always baffling to me.
- And disabusing ourselves of that delusion is a very difficult task.
- They are both malignantly narcissistic sociopaths with delusions of paranoia and grandeur.
- It is one of the biggest marketing delusions there ever was.
- And it dissolved all that delusion that I had.
- To me, give us now the frame to see the world without delusion in a more complete way.
- And it's only delusion that expects that.
Examples
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This same side accuses anyone who disagrees with them of perpetrating a big lie or the big delusion.
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You see, I was living under the delusion that underneath this self-righteous stud was an honest man.
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What a sad delusion and what a dangerous one.
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Some of that was my own delusion, I think, but it worked out.
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Some kind of paranoid delusion could destroy this country.
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Is he still maintaining the delusion about hearing God?
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And most people pursue that delusion to the grave.
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The power of his delusions overwhelmed his freedom of choice.
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We can't have them believing in some kind of collective delusion.
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She was having paranoid delusions.
Synonyms
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3.7
A wrong idea that many people believe
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4.6
A false idea or appearance that makes you think something is true
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7.2
A wrong belief that comes from bad reasoning
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4.2
An idea that is not true because people understand something wrongly
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7.2
A false idea that people think is true
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5.6
An idea that is not true because of wrong thinking or misunderstanding
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7.5
A wrong idea someone has about something
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6.5
A belief based on false information
A false belief that does not change even when shown facts
A false idea that many people believe
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A strong false belief that parts of your body are sick or changed even when doctors say they are not
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Delusion comes from Latin parts de- and ludere, where ludere means 'to play'. So a delusion is like a 'play' or trick on the mind — a strong, false belief that fools you.