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The meaning of DELUSION is something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated. How to use delusion in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Delusion.
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something a person believes and wants to be true, when it is actually not true: [ C ] We have no delusions that these kids are going to play pro basketball, but they are having fun. (Definition of delusion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of delusion.
A delusion is a false belief or opinion, especially one held in resistance to strong evidence against it, as in Even after losing five straight championships, Heather still had the delusion that she was the best in the world.
something a person believes and wants to be true, when it is actually not true: [ C ] We have no delusions that these kids are going to play pro basketball, but they are having fun. (Definition of delusion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of delusion.
Definitions of delusion. noun. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea. “he has delusions of competence”. synonyms: hallucination. see more. noun. the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas. synonyms: head game, illusion.
noun. 1. a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etc. he has delusions of grandeur. 2. psychiatry. a belief held subjectively in the face of objective evidence to the contrary, that is resistant to all reason. See also illusion, hallucination. 3. the act of deluding or state of being deluded.
a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact: a paranoid delusion.
