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delusion

UK
/dɪˈluːʒən/
US
/dɪˈluʒən/

Translations

delusionnoun
delusions
pl
UK
/dɪˈluːʒən/
US
/dɪˈluʒən/
illusionCroyance fausse ou idée erronée.
He was under the delusion that hard work alone guarantees success.
Il était sous l'illusion qu'un travail acharné seul garantit le succès.
délirePsychiatrie.
The psychiatrist noted the patient's delusion that his phone was being tapped by aliens.
Le psychiatre a noté le délire du patient selon lequel son téléphone était sur écoute par des extraterrestres.
Additional translations
tromperieSens littéraire ou abstrait.
Synonyms
deception
misconception
fallacy
fantasy
hallucination
pipe dream
self-deception
illusion

Definitions

delusionnoun
Psychiatry: a persistent false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact and is characteristic of certain mental disorders.
The psychiatrist noted the patient's delusion that his phone was being tapped by aliens.
A firmly held but false idea or conviction, especially one that contradicts available evidence or logical reasoning.
He was under the delusion that hard work alone guarantees success.
The act or state of deluding; deception.
The novel explores the delusion employed by those in power to manipulate the masses.
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