Definition of delusions Delusions
/dɪluˈʒʌnz/ - [dilushunz] -
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What does delusions mean?
Wiktionary 
- delusions (Noun)
Plural of delusion.
Part of speech
🔤- delusions, noun, plural of delusion.
WordNet
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| delusion - (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary | ||
| psychotic belief | ||
| mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" | ||
| psychological science, psychology the science of mental life | ||
| delusions of grandeur a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are | ||
| delusions of persecution a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined | ||
| hallucination an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination" | ||
| nihilistic delusion, nihilism the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal | ||
| somatic delusion a delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body | ||
| delusion - a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" | ||
| hallucination | ||
| misconception an incorrect conception | ||
| delusion - the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | ||
| illusion, head game | ||
| dissimulation, dissembling, deceit, deception the act of deceiving | ||
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Wiktionary
- delusion (Noun)
A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts. - delusion (Noun)
The state of being deluded or misled. - delusion (Noun)
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- delusion (n.)
The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. - delusion (n.)
The state of being deluded or misled. - delusion (n.)
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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delusion
strong belief in something despite the evidence that it is not rue
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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delusion
de-lū′zhun, n. the act of deluding: the state of being deluded: a false belief: error.—adj. Delū′sional, pertaining to delusions, afflicted with such.—n. Delū′sionist.—adjs. Delū′sive, Delū′sory, apt or tending to delude: deceptive.—adv. Delū′sively.—n. Delū′siveness. [See Delude.]
Wikipedia 
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A delusion is a false belief held by a person. If doctors talk about delusions they mean that the false belief is the result of some disease, usually a disease of the mind, like "paranoia" or "schizophrenia".
Delusions also have other properties, according to Karl Jaspers
Part of speech
🔤- delusion, noun, singular of delusions.
