delusion, n.
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the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
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delusion head game illusion
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a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
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delusion hallucination
sample sentences
"he has delusions of competence""his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"
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(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
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delusion psychotic belief
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