delusion

English Thesaurus

1. the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas (noun.act)

hypernym	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	misconception,
definition	:	an incorrect conception (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	disorientation, freak out,
definition	:	a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) (noun.cognition)

3. (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary (noun.state)

hypernym	:	mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state,
definition	:	(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic (noun.state)

hyponym	:	delusions of grandeur,
definition	:	a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are (noun.state)

hyponym	:	delusions of persecution,
definition	:	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 (noun.state)

hyponym	:	hallucination,
definition	:	illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder (noun.state)

hyponym	:	nihilism, nihilistic delusion,
definition	:	the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal (noun.state)

hyponym	:	somatic delusion,
definition	:	a delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body (noun.state)

hyponym	:	zoanthropy,
definition	:	the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal (noun.state)

domain category	:	psychological science, psychology,
definition	:	the science of mental life (noun.cognition)

4. the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas (noun.act)

derivation	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

derivation	:	illusional, illusionary,
definition	:	marked by or producing illusion (adj.all)

5. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	hallucinate,
definition	:	perceive what is not there; have illusions (verb.perception)

derivation	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

derivation	:	delusional,
definition	:	suffering from or characterized by delusions (adj.all)

6. (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary (noun.state)

derivation	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

derivation	:	delusional,
definition	:	suffering from or characterized by delusions (adj.all)

7. the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas (noun.act)

derivation	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

derivation	:	illusional, illusionary,
definition	:	marked by or producing illusion (adj.all)

8. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	hallucinate,
definition	:	perceive what is not there; have illusions (verb.perception)

derivation	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

derivation	:	delusional,
definition	:	suffering from or characterized by delusions (adj.all)

9. (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary (noun.state)

derivation	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

derivation	:	delusional,
definition	:	suffering from or characterized by delusions (adj.all)