I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
Synonyms: misconception, mistaken idea, misapprehension, fancy More Synonyms of delusion
2. uncountable noun
Delusion is the state of believing things that are not true.
This was not optimism, it was delusion.
3.
See delusions of grandeur
delusion in British English
(dɪˈluːʒən)
noun
1.
a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etc
he has delusions of grandeur
2. psychiatry
a belief held in the face of evidence to the contrary, that is resistant to all reason
See also illusion, hallucination
3.
the act of deluding or state of being deluded
Derived forms
delusional (deˈlusional) or delusionary (deˈlusionary)
adjective
delusive (deˈlusive)
adjective
delusively (deˈlusively)
adverb
delusiveness (deˈlusiveness)
noun
delusory (dɪˈluːsərɪ)
adjective
delusion in American English
(dɪˈluʒən)
noun
1.
a deluding or being deluded
2.
a false belief or opinion
3. Psychiatry
a false, persistent belief maintained in spite of evidence to the contrary
SYNONYMY NOTE: delusion implies belief in something that is contrary to fact or reality, resulting from deception,a misconception, or a mental disorder [to have delusions of grandeur]; illusion suggests the false perception or interpretation of something that has objective existence[perspective in drawing gives the illusion of depth]; hallucination implies the apparent perception, in nervous or mental disorder, of something externalthat is actually not present; , mirage refers to an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, and, in figurativeuse, implies an unrealizable hope or aspiration
Derived forms
delusional (deˈlusional)
adjective
Word origin
ME delusioun < LL delusio < delusus, pp. of deludere
Examples of 'delusion' in a sentence
delusion
The fact that you thought he was absent was your nightmare, your cross, but it was a delusion.
Howatch, Susan ULTIMATE PRIZES (2002)
You'll say I was imagining it, hallucinating, my subconscious was playing tricks, a neurotic delusion... I'm not going to argue with you.
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2002)
Many sensed the species ' possibilities within themselves, and whether this was delusion or revelation was impossible to tell.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2002)
But most of the responses had been triggered by greed, some sort of fantasy delusion, whimsy, or malice.
Tony Hillerman THE WAILING WIND (2002)
Word lists with
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Psychology terms
In other languages
delusion
British English: delusion NOUN
A delusion is a false idea.
I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
American English: delusion
Brazilian Portuguese: ilusão
Chinese: 错觉
European Spanish: ilusión
French: illusion
German: Irrglaube
Italian: illusione
Japanese: 錯覚
Korean: 착각
European Portuguese: ilusão
Latin American Spanish: ilusión
Chinese translation of 'delusion'
delusion
(dɪˈluːʒən)
n(c/u)
错(錯)觉(覺) (cuòjué)
to be under a/the delusion that ... 有 ... 的错(錯)觉(覺) (yǒu ... de cuòjué)
to have delusions of grandeur自大狂想症 (zìdà kuángxiǎngzhèng)
(noun)
Definition
a mistaken idea or belief
I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
Synonyms
misconception
There are many fears and misconceptions about cancer.
mistaken idea
misapprehension
We were under no misapprehension about the scale of the problem.
fancy
His book is a bold surrealist mixture of fact and fancy.
illusion
No one really has any illusions about winning the war.
deception
hallucination
Perhaps the footprint was a hallucination.
fallacy
This is the biggest fallacy of all.
self-deception
false impression
phantasm
misbelief
Additional synonyms
in the sense of fallacy
Definition
an incorrect or misleading notion based on inaccurate facts or faulty reasoning
This is the biggest fallacy of all.
Synonyms
error,
mistake,
illusion,
flaw,
deception,
delusion,
inconsistency,
misconception,
deceit,
falsehood,
untruth,
misapprehension,
sophistry,
casuistry,
sophism,
faultiness
in the sense of fancy
His book is a bold surrealist mixture of fact and fancy.
Synonyms
delusion,
dream,
vision,
fantasy,
nightmare,
daydream,
chimera,
phantasm
in the sense of hallucination
Definition
the experience of seeming to see something that is not really there