delusions

de·lu·sion   (dĭ-lōō'zhən)    n.   The act or process of deluding. The state of being deluded. A false belief or opinion: labored under the delusion that success was at hand. Psychiatry A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness: delusions of persecution. [Middle English delusioun, from Latin dēlūsiō, dēlūsiōn-, from dēlūsus, past participle of dēlūdere, to delude; see delude.] de·lu'sion·al adj.

Main Entry: de·lu·sion
Pronunciation: di-'lü-zh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the act of deluding : the state of beingdeluded b : an abnormal mental state characterized by the occurrence of psychotic delusions
2 : a false belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside theself that persists despite the facts and occurs in some psychotic states —compare HALLUCINATION 1, ILLUSION 2a

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.

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de·lu'sion·al adj.

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.