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Synonyms for delusion
dɪˈlu ʒəndelu·sion
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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
Princeton's WordNet
delusion, psychotic beliefnoun
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Synonyms:
psychotic belief, head game, illusion, hallucinationdelusion, 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, hallucinationdelusion, 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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
delusionnoun
Synonyms:
illusion, deception, phantasm, hallucination, mockery, ruseAntonyms:
disillusionment, disenchantment, reality, actuality, fact
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "delusion":
illusion, self-delusion, self-deception, deception, deceit, illusory, decoy, disillusionment, delirium
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#899 | error | |
#1996 | fantasy | |
#2205 | magic | |
#6823 | fancy | |
#7167 | trick | |
#13078 | illusion | |
#15524 | deception | |
#30154 | deceit | |
#31640 | fallacy | |
#33029 | delusion | |
#36680 | delirium | |
#38850 | decoy | |
#41420 | phantasy | |
#47547 | semblance | |
#52075 | illusory | |
#61088 | disillusionment | |
#62974 | hallucination | |
#73055 | phantasm | |
#115961 | conjuration | |
#162714 | legerdemain |
How to use delusion in a sentence?
I thought to myself, what planet are you living on that this 12 or 13-year-old girl love and respects the man in prison for murder that you're planning to marry? i don't buy it. I think it's part of the delusion.
There exists a black kingdom which the eyes of man avoid because its landscape fails signally to flatter them. This darkness, which he imagines he can dispense with in describing the light, is error with its unknown characteristics. Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about error: the delusion will be no greater.
Pleasure, most often delusive, may be born of delusion. Pleasure, herself a sorceress, may pitch her tents on enchanted ground. But happiness (or, to use a more accurate and comprehensive term, solid well-being) can be built on virtue alone, and must of necessity have truth for its foundation.
I would rather have accuracy and clarity than dwell in self-delusion.
...the basic delusion that men may be governed and yet be free.
Translations for delusion
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- غرورArabic
- заблу́да, илю́зия, заблужде́ниеBulgarian
- bludCzech
- indbildning, vrangforestillingDanish
- Irreführung, Täuschung, Wahnvorstellung, WahnGerman
- ψευδαίσθηση, αυταπάτη, πλάνηGreek
- engaño, delirio, ilusión, idea deliranteSpanish
- harhakuvitelmaFinnish
- illusionFrench
- הטעיה, אשליהHebrew
- delusioneItalian
- waandenkbeeld, inbeelding, waanzin, hersenschim, waanidee, misvatting, waan, waanvoorstellingDutch
- złudzeniePolish
- delusão, iludir, delírioPortuguese
- заблужде́ние, [[введе́ние]] [[в]] [[заблужде́ние]], обма́н, иллю́зияRussian
- delüzyonTurkish
- ảo tưởngVietnamese
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