delusion
21delusion — Generally, any false opinion that a person persists in may be called a delusion. In the philosophy of perception, delusions such as hallucinations are sometimes distinguished from more everyday illusions, such as the bent appearance of a stick in …
22delusion — de|lu|sion [dıˈlu:ʒən] n 1.) [U and C] a false belief about yourself or the situation you are in under a delusion (that) ▪ He is under the delusion that I am going to cheat him. 2.) delusions of grandeur the belief that you are much more… …
23delusion — noun 1 (C, U) a false belief about yourself or the situation you are in: be under the delusion that (=wrongly believe that): I was still under the naive delusion that everyone was good at heart. 2 delusions of grandeur the belief that you are… …
24delusion — UK [dɪˈluːʒ(ə)n] / US [dɪˈluʒ(ə)n] noun Word forms delusion : singular delusion plural delusions 1) [countable/uncountable] formal an idea or belief that is not true 2) a) [uncountable] medical a mental condition in which you believe things that… …
25delusion — False, unshakeable belief which is (a) contrary to fact, (b) inappropriate to the person s education, intelligence or culture, and (c) adhered to in spite of tangible evidence that it is false. A reality judgment which cannot be accepted by… …
26delusion — False, unshakeable belief which is (a) contrary to fact, (b) inappropriate to the person s education, intelligence or culture, and (c) adhered to in spite of tangible evidence that it is false. A reality judgment which cannot be accepted by… …
27delusion — See allusion. See allusion, delusion, elusion, illusion …
28delusion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deception; illusion, fantasy, misconception, hallucination. See error. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An illusion] Syn. phantasm, hallucination, fancy; see illusion 1 . 2. [A false belief] Syn. misconception …
29delusion — noun was her belief in his fidelity just a delusion? Syn: misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, mistake, error, misinterpretation, misconstruction, misbelief; fallacy, illusion, fantasy …
30delusion — de•lu•sion [[t]dɪˈlu ʒən[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of deluding 2) the state of being deluded 3) psi a false belief or opinion: delusions of grandeur[/ex] 4) psi a false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact: a… …
