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Delusion Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Delusion has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

"he has delusions of competence"

"his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"

3

the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

4

A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
psychological state misconception deception
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
delusions of grandeur delusions of persecution hallucination nihilistic delusion somatic delusion zoanthropy disorientation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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