Delusion - English meaning

Delusion – definitions in English dictionary

noun
An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
Usage examples:
The delusion of being watched
Synonims:
Misapprehension Mistaken impression False impression Mistaken belief Misconception Misunderstanding Mistake Error Misinterpretation Misconstruction Misbelief Fallacy Illusion Figment of the i
noun
A false belief or judgment about external reality, held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, occurring especially in mental conditions.
Usage examples:
He began to experience hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, and agitation along with dizziness and n…

noun
Something a person believes and wants to be true, when it is actually not true
Usage examples:
[ c ] we have no delusions that these kids are going to play pro basketball, but they are having fun.

Delusion translation into English

Delusion: translate from English into Chinese

妄想

Delusion: translate from English into Dutch

Waanidee, Waan, Begoocheling, Misleiding, Bedrog, Dwaling, Zinsbegoocheling, Zelfbedrog, Waanvoorstelling, Zinsbedrog

Delusion: translate from English into French

Illusion, Arrogance

Delusion: translate from English into German

Täuschung, Wahn, Wahnvorstellung, Wahnidee, Trug, Trugbild

Delusion: translate from English into Hindi

माया, भ्रम, भ्रांति, मोह, धोखा, ग़लतफ़हमी, भुलावा, इंद्रजाल, छल, प्रपंच, विमोह, कपट, झांसा

Delusion: translate from English into Italian

Illusione, Allucinazione

Delusion: translate from English into Korean

미혹, 현혹

Delusion: translate from English into Russian

Заблуждение, Иллюзия, Наваждение, Обман, Делюзия, Мания, Галлюцинация, Обман чувств

Delusion: translate from English into Spanish

Engaño, Ilusión, Espejismo, Sueño

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of deluding or of being deluded’): from late Latin delusio(n- ), from the verb deludere (see delude).

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Delusion – similar words

delusions

noun
An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
Usage examples:
The delusion of being watched

noun
Something a person believes and wants to be true, when it is actually not true
Usage examples:
[ c ] we have no delusions that these kids are going to play pro basketball, but they are having fun.

Delusions - all meanings in English

Delusion synonims

error

noun
A mistake.
Usage examples:
Spelling errors

noun
A mistake, esp. in a way that can be discovered as wrong, or the making of such mistakes
Usage examples:
[ c ] a spelling/mathematical error, [ u ] investigators said the train crash was caused by human e…

noun
Something done or written by accident that is not correct, not accurate, or does not give the right result
Usage examples:
Make/introduce an error can i amend my vat return online if i've made an error?, correct/find an er…

Error - all meanings in English

fallacy

noun
A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.
Usage examples:
The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy

noun
A false belief
Usage examples:
[ + that clause ] it is a common fallacy that only men are good at math., a fallacious argument

Fallacy - all meanings in English

illusion

noun
An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.
Usage examples:
Stripes embellish the surface to create the illusion of various wood-grain textures

noun
An idea or belief that is not true, or something that is not what it seems to be
Usage examples:
We have no illusions about how difficult the job will be., [ + that clause ] i was under the illusi…

Illusion - all meanings in English

misapprehension

noun
A mistaken belief about or interpretation of something.
Usage examples:
People tried to exchange the vouchers under the misapprehension that they were book tokens

Misapprehension - all meanings in English

misbelief

noun
A wrong or false belief or opinion.
Usage examples:
The misbelief that alcohol problems require a specialist response

Misbelief - all meanings in English

misconception

noun
A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding.
Usage examples:
Public misconceptions about antibiotic use

noun
An idea that is wrong because it is based on a failure to understand a situation
Usage examples:
[ + that clause ] it’s a common misconception that americans think only about money.

Misconception - all meanings in English

misconstruction

ˌmɪs.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən

noun
The action of misconstruing words or actions; misinterpretation.
Usage examples:
I used a phrase which may be open to misconstruction

noun
A failure to understand the meaning or intention of something that someone says or does, or a wrong idea that is based on this failure
Usage examples:
She said his ideas were open to misconstruction., it is a misconstruction to consider this policy a…

noun
A failure to correctly represent a meaning or intention
Usage examples:
This is a deliberate misconstruction of his words., it is completely wrong and a misconstruction to…

Misconstruction - all meanings in English

misinterpretation

noun
The action of interpreting something wrongly.
Usage examples:
This quote is open to misinterpretation

noun
The act of forming a wrong understanding of something that is said or done, or an example of a wrong understanding
Usage examples:
The statement is unclear and open to misinterpretation (= could easily be misinterpreted)., this is…

Misinterpretation - all meanings in English

mistake

noun
An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.
Usage examples:
Coming here was a mistake

verb
Be wrong about.
Usage examples:
Because i was inexperienced i mistook the nature of our relationship

noun
An action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended
Usage examples:
We all make mistakes., [ + to infinitive ] it was a mistake to come to this restaurant without a re…

Mistake - all meanings in English

misunderstanding

noun
A failure to understand something correctly.
Usage examples:
A misunderstanding of the government's plans

verb
Fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly.
Usage examples:
He had misunderstood the police officer's hand signals

noun
A failure to understand, or an argument resulting from the failure of two people or two sides to understand each other
Usage examples:
[ c ] the whole thing was just a misunderstanding, he said, as he had no intention of breaking into…

Misunderstanding - all meanings in English

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