delusion

[ dih-loo-zhuhn ]

/ dɪˈlu ʒən /

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noun

an act or instance of deluding.

the state of being deluded.

a false belief or opinion: delusions of grandeur.

Psychiatry. a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact: a paranoid delusion.

Origin of delusion

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin dēlūsiōn- (stem of dēlūsiō ), equivalent to dēlūs(us) (past participle of dēlūdere; see delude) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR delusion

1 deception.

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synonym study for delusion

1. See illusion.

OTHER WORDS FROM delusion

de·lu·sion·al, de·lu·sion·ar·y, adjectivepre·de·lu·sion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH delusion

delusion , hallucination, illusion (see synonym study at illusion)

Words nearby delusion

deltoid muscle, delts, delubrum, delude, deluge, delusion, delusional, delusion of grandeur, delusion of negation, delusion of persecution, delusive

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Example sentences from the Web for delusion

The Hannity-esque delusion of a post-racial America is ill-informed at best and bigoted at worst.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To his fellow survivors and to the audience, this delusion indicates another slip on a downward spiral.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero|Regina Lizik|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And like Jodorowsky, Kubrick also had the delusion that some Hollywood studio would back his vision.
‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ and the Allure of the Unmade Masterpiece|Caryn James|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the sort of delusion that sets in when a despot confuses himself with the state after too long in power.
Putin’s Sochi and Hitler’s Berlin: The Love Affair Between Dictators and the Olympic Games.|Garry Kasparov|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This kind of delusion would be amusing to consider if it were not so very lethal.
Alkalinizing Someone to Improve His or Her Health Is Simple-Minded, Fatuous, and Dangerous|Kent Sepkowitz|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She who gives her heart, for this poor price, will sometime awake to a sense of her delusion.
The Young Maiden|A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
I never looked at her but I thought so; and her cuffs and apron merely accentuated the delusion.
Police!!!|Robert W. Chambers
Rather than awaken from a dream and find everything a delusion, he would take his own life.
Narcissus|Evelyn Scott
In one moment the delusion of years which he had accepted—nay, even encouraged—with a youth's indifference had been swept away.
Woven with the Ship|Cyrus Townsend Brady
It is my conviction, or my delusion, no matter which, that crime brings its own fatality with it.
The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for delusion

delusion

/ (dɪˈluːʒən) /

noun

a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etche has delusions of grandeur

psychiatry a belief held in the face of evidence to the contrary, that is resistant to all reasonSee also illusion, hallucination

the act of deluding or state of being deluded

Derived forms of delusion

delusional, adjectivedelusive, adjectivedelusively, adverbdelusiveness, noun

delusory (dɪˈluːsərɪ), adjective

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Cultural definitions for delusion

delusion

A false belief held despite strong evidence against it; self-deception. Delusions are common in some forms of psychosis. Because of his delusions, the literary character Don Quixote attacks a windmill, thinking it is a giant.

Medical definitions for delusion

delusion

[ dĭ-lōō′zhən ]

n.

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

Other words from delusion

de•lu′sion•al adj.

Scientific definitions for delusion

delusion

[ dĭ-lōō′zhən ]

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

单词	delusion
释义	delusion [ dih-loo-zhuhn ] / dɪˈlu ʒən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR delusion ON THESAURUS.COM noun an act or instance of deluding. the state of being deluded. a false belief or opinion: delusions of grandeur. Psychiatry. a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact: a paranoid delusion. Origin of delusion First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin dēlūsiōn- (stem of dēlūsiō ), equivalent to dēlūs(us) (past participle of dēlūdere; see delude) + -iōn- -ion SYNONYMS FOR delusion 1 deception. SEE SYNONYMS FOR delusion ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for delusion 1. See illusion. OTHER WORDS FROM delusion de·lu·sion·al, de·lu·sion·ar·y, adjectivepre·de·lu·sion, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH delusion delusion , hallucination, illusion (see synonym study at illusion) Words nearby delusion deltoid muscle, delts, delubrum, delude, deluge, delusion, delusional, delusion of grandeur, delusion of negation, delusion of persecution, delusive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for delusion The Hannity-esque delusion of a post-racial America is ill-informed at best and bigoted at worst. ‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films\|Marlow Stern\|October 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST To his fellow survivors and to the audience, this delusion indicates another slip on a downward spiral. The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero\|Regina Lizik\|October 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And like Jodorowsky, Kubrick also had the delusion that some Hollywood studio would back his vision. ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ and the Allure of the Unmade Masterpiece\|Caryn James\|March 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This is the sort of delusion that sets in when a despot confuses himself with the state after too long in power. Putin’s Sochi and Hitler’s Berlin: The Love Affair Between Dictators and the Olympic Games.\|Garry Kasparov\|February 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This kind of delusion would be amusing to consider if it were not so very lethal. Alkalinizing Someone to Improve His or Her Health Is Simple-Minded, Fatuous, and Dangerous\|Kent Sepkowitz\|January 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She who gives her heart, for this poor price, will sometime awake to a sense of her delusion. The Young Maiden\|A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey I never looked at her but I thought so; and her cuffs and apron merely accentuated the delusion. Police!!!\|Robert W. Chambers Rather than awaken from a dream and find everything a delusion, he would take his own life. Narcissus\|Evelyn Scott In one moment the delusion of years which he had accepted—nay, even encouraged—with a youth's indifference had been swept away. Woven with the Ship\|Cyrus Townsend Brady It is my conviction, or my delusion, no matter which, that crime brings its own fatality with it. The Moonstone\|Wilkie Collins British Dictionary definitions for delusion delusion / (dɪˈluːʒən) / noun a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etche has delusions of grandeur psychiatry a belief held in the face of evidence to the contrary, that is resistant to all reasonSee also illusion, hallucination the act of deluding or state of being deluded Derived forms of delusion delusional, adjectivedelusive, adjectivedelusively, adverbdelusiveness, noun delusory (dɪˈluːsərɪ), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to delusion fantasy, hallucination, deception, illusion, pipe dream, spuriousness, fancy, casuistry, mirage, trip, phantom, trickery, speciousness, oversight, misapprehension, apparition, figment, phantasm, ghost, chicanery Cultural definitions for delusion delusion A false belief held despite strong evidence against it; self-deception. Delusions are common in some forms of psychosis. Because of his delusions, the literary character Don Quixote attacks a windmill, thinking it is a giant. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for delusion delusion [ dĭ-lōō′zhən ] n. A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness. Other words from delusion de•lu′sion•al adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for delusion delusion [ dĭ-lōō′zhən ] A false belief or perception strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness, as in schizophrenia. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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delusion

noun

Origin of delusion

SYNONYMS FOR delusion

synonym study for delusion

OTHER WORDS FROM delusion

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH delusion

Words nearby delusion

Example sentences from the Web for delusion

British Dictionary definitions for delusion

noun

Derived forms of delusion

Words related to delusion

Cultural definitions for delusion

Medical definitions for delusion

n.

Other words from delusion

Scientific definitions for delusion