Associations to the word «Delusion»
Noun
- Hallucination
- Grandeur
- Schizophrenia
- Dawkins
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Snare
- Mania
- Greed
- Witchcraft
- Insanity
- Deception
- Subtype
- Symptom
- Intoxication
- Madness
- Disorder
- Fallacy
- Persecution
- Psychiatrist
- Deceit
- Insomnia
- Illusion
- Dopamine
- Mockery
- Mackay
- Ignorance
- Conceit
- Disturbance
- Hysteria
- Aversion
- Craving
- Amnesia
- Nirvana
- Hoax
- Folly
- Belief
- Agitation
- Obsession
- Atheist
- Sufferer
- Withdrawal
- Dsm
- Insertion
- Falsehood
- Jealousy
- Sanity
- Medication
- Reality
- Madman
- Hatred
- Self
- Imposition
- Deterioration
- Fraud
- Impairment
- Ignorant
- Syndrome
- Lust
- Mirage
- Hypocrisy
- Superstition
- Apparition
- Karma
- Mcgrath
- Dysfunction
- Illness
- Materialism
Adjective
Wiktionary
DELUSION, noun. A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
DELUSION, noun. The state of being deluded or misled.
DELUSION, noun. That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
DELUSION OF ADEQUACY, noun. (usually plural) The false belief that one is adequate; the belief that one is doing a competent job when one is actually incompetent.
DELUSION OF GRANDEUR, noun. (usually plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.
DELUSION OF GRANDEUR, noun. (usually plural) Conceitedness or overconfidence.
Dictionary definition
DELUSION, noun. (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary.
DELUSION, noun. A mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination".
DELUSION, noun. The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas.
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.