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US
/dɪˈɫuʒən/
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[ UK /dɪlˈuːʒən/ ]
[ UK /dɪlˈuːʒən/ ]
NOUN
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a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
he has delusions of competence
his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination - the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
- (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
How To Use delusion In A Sentence
- She regarded him as a somewhat crazy and delusional man, no matter how good he looked.
- But there was an element of delusion, mild trickery even, about this process.
- On two consecutive nights of Hardball, Chris Matthews brought up this same trio as examples of Gore's "delusionary" thinking. Going After Gore
- After light's term, a term of cecity: the best hope for the future, that light will return and banish the follies, sophistries, delusions, which have accumulated in the darkness. Matthew Arnold
- Is this for real, or just a delusion on my part?
- He remains an eloquent and witty portrait of self-delusion.
- It is my conviction , or my delusion , that crime brings its own fatality with it.
- In some non-Western cultures, schizophrenic delusions single out the person as spiritually gifted.
- The study cites evidence that such isolation can produce “the most extreme forms of psychopathology, such as depersonalization, hallucination, and delusions.” Primary Sources
- She wants to travel first - class: she must have delusions of grandeur.
