Synonyms for delusion
dɪˈlu ʒəndelu·sion

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1. delusion

   A delusion is a mistaken conviction, an illusion a mistaken perception or inference. An illusion may be wholly of the senses; a delusion always involves some mental error. In an optical illusion the observer sees either what does not exist, or what exists otherwise than as he sees it, as when in a mirage distant springs and trees appear close at hand. We speak of the illusions of fancy or of hope, but of the delusions of the insane. A hallucination is a false image or belief which has nothing, outside of the disordered mind, to suggest it; as, the hallucinations of delirium tremens. Compare DECEPTION; INSANITY.

   Synonyms:
   error, fallacy, hallucination, illusion, phantasm

   Antonyms:
   actuality, certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity

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1. delusion, psychotic beliefnoun

   (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

   Synonyms:
   psychotic belief, head game, illusion, hallucination

2. delusion, hallucinationnoun

   a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

   "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"

   Synonyms:
   psychotic belief, head game, illusion, hallucination

3. delusion, illusion, head gamenoun

   the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

   Synonyms:
   hallucination, deception, legerdemain, psychotic belief, fantasy, trick, illusion, phantasy, magic trick, head game, conjuring trick, fancy, thaumaturgy, magic, conjuration, semblance

Matched Categories

1. • Misconception

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1. delusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   trick, imposition, imposture, cheat, fraud, artifice, wile, ruse, dodge, fetch, CLAP-TRAP, BAM

2. delusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   illusion, deception, fallacy, error, hallucination, mockery, phantasm

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1. delusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   illusion, deception, phantasm, hallucination, mockery, ruse

   Antonyms:
   disillusionment, disenchantment, reality, actuality, fact

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1. List of paraphrases for "delusion":

   illusion, self-delusion, self-deception, deception, deceit, illusory, decoy, disillusionment, delirium

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1. Donald Trump:

   After three years of lies and smears and slander, the Russia hoax is finally dead. The collusion delusion is over, the Russia witch hunt was a plan by those who lost the election to try and illegally regain power by framing innocent Americans – many of them, they suffered – with an elaborate hoax.

2. Henry Louis Mencken:

   ...the basic delusion that men may be governed and yet be free.

3. Tamara Brady:

   It was not about notoriety. It was not about hatred. It was about the delusion, you give the word, and this ends with a life sentence.

4. George Orwell, 1984:

   In general, the greater the understanding, the greater the delusion: the more intelligent, the less sane.

5. H. L. Mencken:

   Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another