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delusion

Syllabification: (de·lu·sion)
Pronunciation: /diˈlo͞oZHən/
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Definition of delusion

noun

  • an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder:the delusion of being watched
  • the action of deluding someone or the state of being deluded:what a capacity television has for delusion

Phrases

delusions of grandeur

a false impression of one’s own importance.

Derivatives

delusional

Pronunciation: /-ZHənl/
adjective

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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