Delusion
[dɪ'l(j)uːʒ(ə)n] or [dɪ'luʒn]
Definition
(noun.) the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas.
(noun.) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; 'he has delusions of competence'; 'his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination'.
(noun.) (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary.
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Definition
(n.) The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.
(n.) The state of being deluded or misled.
(n.) That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Trick, imposition, imposture, cheat, fraud, artifice, wile, ruse, dodge, fetch, CLAP-TRAP, BAM.[2]. Illusion, deception, fallacy, error, hallucination, mockery, phantasm.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DECEIT]
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Definition
n. the act of deluding: the state of being deluded: a false belief: error.—adj. Delū′sional pertaining to delusions afflicted with such.—n. Delū′sionist.—adjs. Delū′sive Delū′sory apt or tending to delude: deceptive.—adv. Delū′sively.—n. Delū′siveness.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The father of a most respectable family comprising Enthusiasm Affection Self-denial Faith Hope Charity and many other goodly sons and daughters.
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Examples
- No delusion--no madness: your mind, sir, is too strong for delusion, your health too sound for frenzy. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I steeled myself against the delusion; the room itself was vacant: it was only prudent, I repeated to myself, to examine the rest of the house. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I have always pitied the delusion, always. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Only the delusion that his truth is the whole truth, his party the human race, and his program a panacea, will produce that singleness of vision. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- She lived to find ambition, as unreal a delusion as love. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Well, she opened my eyes too; it's a delusion to say that she blinds people. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- They even help out the delusion by building bridges over it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Those are better off who, being destitute of advantage, cannot cherish delusion. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I suppose she is under a delusion, and will plunge into some absurdity, after all. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It seems, if not presumptuous, silly, weak, a delusion, an absurd mistake. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Pleasant sheds tears deserving her own name, and her sweet delusion is at its height. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The cripples of Europe are a delusion and a fraud. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Perhaps the insistence on the need of a culture in statecraft will seem to many people an old-fashioned delusion. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It nearly broke my heart to dispel her delusion, and to bring her face to face with the hard truth. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Charles Darnay, alone in a cell, had sustained himself with no flattering delusion since he came to it from the Tribunal. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Monstrous delusions! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- One of the greatest delusions of the public in regard to any notable invention is the belief that the world is waiting for it with open arms and an eager welcome. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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