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   de·lu·sion

   /dəˈlo͞oZH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a false belief or judgment about external reality, held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, occurring especially in mental conditions: "he began to experience hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, and agitation along with dizziness and nausea" Similar misapprehensionmistaken impressionfalse impressionmistaken beliefmisconceptionmisunderstandingmistakeerrormisinterpretationmisconstructionmisbelieffallacyillusionfigment of the imaginationfantasychimerafool's paradiseself-deception
   • ▪ the action of deluding or the state of being deluded: "the banality and delusion of this lifestyle is illustrated with great wit" Similar deceptionmisleadingdeludingfoolingtrickingtrickeryduping

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of deluding or of being deluded’): from late Latin delusio(n-), from the verb deludere (see delude).

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to delusion. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of delusion. He had the delusion that he was a young boy. Synonyms. illusion. misbelief. misconception.

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