delusion

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
• Syn:
psychotic belief
• Derivationally related forms:
delusional, delude
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
• Hypernyms:
psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition
• Hyponyms:
delusions of grandeur, delusions of persecution, hallucination, nihilistic delusion, nihilism,
somatic delusion, zoanthropy
2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
- he has delusions of competence
- his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
• Syn:
hallucination
• Derivationally related forms:
hallucinate (for: hallucination), delusional, delude
• Hypernyms:
misconception
• Hyponyms:
disorientation, freak out
3. the act of deluding;
deception by creating illusory ideas
• Syn:
illusion, head game
• Derivationally related forms:
illusional (for: illusion), illusionary (for: illusion), delude
• Hypernyms:
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  illusion, head game, hallucination, psychotic belief