delusion

[dih-loo-zhuhn] / dɪˈlu ʒən /

NOUN

misconception, misbelief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deception fantasy hallucination illusion pipe dream

STRONG

apparition blunder casuistry chicanery daydream deceptiveness dream error fallacy fancy figment ghost lapse mirage misapprehension mistake oversight phantasm phantom self-deception shade speciousness spuriousness trickery trip vision

WEAK

eidolon false impression fool's paradise head trip ignis fatuus optical illusion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fact reality truth

STRONG

accuracy actuality being certainty correction fix honesty right success

WEAK

surety

Example Sentences

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"I had paranoia, delusions. I had my first full-on episode when I was 15."

From BBC

“But he told me, no. It had to be done. He told me, hope is another word for delusion.”

From Literature

Schizophrenia, which can involve hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking, has often been linked to this mechanism.

From Science Daily

A U.K. police chief is under fire after admitting a delusion from Microsoft Copilot produced incorrect evidence.

From MarketWatch

She blinked hard, expecting them to disappear, for them to be a delusion brought on by her first sickness in nearly a hundred years.

From Literature