delusion
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, /dɪˈl(j)uːzjən/
delusion
- A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
- The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
- It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
- That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
- French: illusion, délire
- German: Täuschung, Irreführung
- Italian: illusione
- Portuguese: ilusão
- Russian: обма́н
- Spanish: engaño, ilusión
- German: Wahn
- Italian: illusione
- Portuguese: ilusão, delusão
- Russian: заблужде́ние
- Spanish: delirio (psychology)
- German: Täuschung, Wahnvorstellung, Wahn
- Portuguese: delírio
- Spanish: idea delirante, delirio
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