Definition of delusion

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Delusion (n.) The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.

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Hallucination :: Hallucination (n.) The perception of objects which have no reality, or of sensations which have no corresponding external cause, arising from disorder or the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; delusion..
Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..
Disenchant :: Disenchant (v. t.) To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of charms or spells; to free from fascination or delusion.
Megalomania :: Megalomania (n.) A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.
Monomaniacal :: Monomaniacal (a.) Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal delusion..
Self-abuse :: Self-abuse (n.) Self-deception; delusion.
Delusion :: Delusion (n.) That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
Misimagination :: Misimagination (n.) Wrong imagination; delusion.
Delusion :: Delusion (n.) The state of being deluded or misled.
Prestige :: Prestige (v.) Delusion; illusion; trick.
Self-delusion :: Self-delusion (n.) The act of deluding one's self, or the state of being thus deluded..
Melancholia :: Melancholia (n.) A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas..
Imposition :: Imposition (n.) An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture..
Wanhope :: Wanhope (n.) Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope; delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman..
Delusional :: Delusional (a.) Of or pertaining to delusions; as, delusional monomania..
Circumvention :: Circumvention (n.) The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion..
Insanity :: Insanity (n.) Such a mental condition, as, either from the existence of delusions, or from incapacity to distinguish between right and wrong, with regard to any matter under action, does away with individual responsibility..
Plausible :: Plausible (a.) Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion..
Delusion :: Delusion (n.) The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.
Flam :: Flam (n.) A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion..
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