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English noun: delusion | |||
| 1. | delusion (state) (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary | ||
| Synonyms | psychotic belief | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | delusions of grandeur, delusions of persecution, hallucination, nihilism, nihilistic delusion, somatic delusion, zoanthropy | ||
| Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
| 2. | delusion (cognition) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | ||
| Samples | He has delusions of competence. His dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination. | ||
| Synonyms | hallucination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | misconception | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disorientation, freak out | ||
| 3. | delusion (act) the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | ||
| Synonyms | head game, illusion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation | ||
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