Delusions
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ʒən Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dēlūsiōn- (stem of dēlūsiō), equivalent to dēlūs(us) (past participle of dēlūdere; see delude) + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dēlūsiōn- (stem of dēlūsiō), equivalent to dēlūs(us) (past participle of dēlūdere; see delude) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
de·lu·sion·al, de·lu·sion·ar·y, adjective
pre·de·lu·sion, noun
Can be confused: allusion, delusion, elusion, hallucination, illusion (see synonym study at illusion).
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delusion (dɪˈluːʒən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etc: he has delusions of grandeur |
| 2. | psychiatry illusion See also hallucination a belief held in the face of evidence to the contrary, that is resistant to all reason |
| 3. | the act of deluding or state of being deluded |
| de'lusional | |
| —adj | |
| de'lusive | |
| —adj | |
| de'lusively | |
| —adv | |
| de'lusiveness | |
| —n | |
| delusory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
delusion
"act of misleading someone," early 15c.; as a form of mental derangement, 1550s. 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.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
delusion de·lu·sion (dĭ-l&oomacr;'zhən)
n.
A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
de·lu'sion·al adj.
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Science Dictionary
delusion  (dĭ-l 'zhən) Pronunciation Key
A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness, as in schizophrenia. |
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Cultural Dictionary
delusion definition
A false belief held despite strong evidence against it; self-deception. Delusions are common in some forms of psychosis. Because of his delusions, the literary character Don Quixote attacks a windmill, thinking it is a giant.
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Example sentences
As the delusions get deeper, so does the gross stuff.
They will believe anything that lets them feel at ease in their delusions rather then face that reality.
He did so, and now everything as far as under what delusions he labors, is clear.
Comparing subjective faith in primitive delusions to objective everyday observations is a good one.
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