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Synonyms for delusions

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-loo-zhuhn
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlu ʒən

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Définition of delusions

Origin :
  • "act of misleading someone," early 15c.; as a form of mental derangement, 1550s, from Latin delusionem (nominative delusio) "a deceiving," noun of action from past participle stem of deludere (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.
  • noun misconception, misbelief
Example sentences :
  • He hastens to assure them that they labor under the most hideous of delusions.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, Issue 10, Saturday, June 4, 1870 » by Various
  • At this point I changed the subject, and escaped from George's "inspired" delusions.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • It is when his delusions are strongest that he will be most easily led.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • I was surrounded with no luxuries, but there were no delusions.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • In the 'Innocents' he laughs at delusions and fallacies—and enjoys them.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • We did not know till then how much faith we had put in his delusions.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • But a man may also love it who regards all such visions as delusions.
  • Extract from : « Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled » by Hudson Stuck
  • At last women are getting rid of their delusions and emerging from their slavery—why?
  • Extract from : « Possessed » by Cleveland Moffett
  • Reginald Pole had by this time awoke from some part of his delusions.
  • Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.
  • Mohammed was the subject of illusions, hallucinations, and delusions.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks

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