delusion
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With attacks on the rise, the people of Arviat harbor no delusion that polar bears are endangered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Vision who lived, laughed and loved beside Wanda was an illusion, a delusion, really, brought to life by witchcraft.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
While getting retested, I momentarily snapped out of my testosterone delusion and asked him whether overly high T might lead to any health problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Or, as former US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz describes it, delusion.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The delusion makes it hard for you to go forward, which is another proverb, ‘Strength is found in the face of fear.’
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Psychosis involves a disruption in how someone perceives or interprets reality and can include experiences such as hallucinations or delusions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Both he and his film could share the same subtitle he used for his first short: “A glimpse into the penetrating insightful examination of the delusions of a bottom-dwelling dreamer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Oppenheim said as the process rolled out it began to feel like "the only way, maybe, to actually make this is also to have someone kind of confront, you know, their delusions on certain aspects."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Postpartum psychosis, characterized by losing touch with reality and experiencing paranoia, delusions or hallucinations, is far rarer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ever since single-handedly remodeling our kitchen, Dad has had delusions of plumbing grandeur.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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