delusion

[US]/dɪˈluːʒn/
[UK]/dɪˈluːʒn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. false belief; illusion; deception; mislead.

Example Sentences

the delusion of being watched.

a ruler driven by delusions of deity.

He is under a delusion in this matter.

delusions that progressed to a form of madness.

He is under the delusion that he is Napoleon.

labored under the delusion that success was at hand.

He’s been suffering from delusions of grandeur ever since he became manager.

Peter Warburton's jeremiad “Debt and Delusion”, for example, was published back in 1999.

The novel fan is always daydreaming and sometimes under the delusion that he becomes Napoleon.

Some of the fear based attack over the news and e-mails has reached the point of delusion and rabidity as it feels its way of life threatened.

Real-world Examples

The most common type is a persecutory delusion.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

It was an innocent delusion which could harm no one.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

So who's most vulnerable to this delusion?

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

But that view is a delusion, as our special report explains.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Marijuana can also cause hallucinations or paranoid delusions.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

It's kind of a snare and a delusion to outguess macroeconomic cycles.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

Of course, I'm listening. Blah, blah, hopeless Penny delusion, blah, blah, blah.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

I'm not going to believe whatever you say. You are having a delusion.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

The water represents the mind, the glass represents the delusion, and the poison represents conflict.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

This delusion is a kind of prison for us ...

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) September 2015 Collection

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