delusion
pronunciation
How to pronounce delusion in British English:
UK [dɪˈlu:ʒn]
How to pronounce delusion in American English:
US [dɪˈluʒən]
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- Noun:
- (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
- a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
- the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
Word Origin
- delusion
- delusion: see illusion
- delusion (n.)
- "act of misleading someone," early 15c.; as a form of mental derangement, 1550s, from Latin delusionem (nominative delusio) "a deceiving," noun of action from past participle stem of deludere (see delude). Technically, delusion is a belief that, though false, has been surrendered to and accepted by the whole mind as a truth; illusion is an impression that, though false, is entertained provisionally on the recommendation of the senses or the imagination, but awaits full acceptance and may not influence action. Delusions of grandeur, the exact phrase, is recorded from 1840, though the two words were in close association for some time before that.
Synonym
fancy self-deception of will-o'-the-wisp illusion the hallucination phantasmagoria fantasy megalomania phantasm mirage vision chimera pipe figment imagination misconception dream paradise fool's myth bubble false impression paranoia
Antonym
Example
- 1. No doubt inadvertently , samsung feeds this delusion .
- 2. Politicians often feed this delusion . Barack obama is no exception .
- 3. Is this just another collective delusion that will end in tears ?
- 4. For delusion it is , on three levels .
- 5. Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another .