delusion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
3. (countable, uncountable) That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
4. (countable, uncountable) A fixed, false belief, that will not change, despite evidence to the contrary.

Synonyms

illusion

hallucination

fallacy

error

mistake

deceit

confusion

deception

mirage

misconception

bewilderment

hoax

humbug

fantasy

misapprehension

head game

cheating

guile

imposture

fraud

imposition

misinterpretation

fascination

false impression

swindle

misunderstanding

obsession

spell

self-deception

psychotic belief

trickery

trick

infatuation

fancy

sham

sophism

spoof

swindling

treachery

unfairness

untruth

vision

wangle

whim

worldliness

false step

wrong idea

wild idea

hokey-pokey

humbuggery

Translations

Wahn

illusion

Täuschung

πλάνη

ilusión

waan

engaño

αυταπάτη

απάτη

illusione

begoocheling

delusão

tromperie

Illusion

ψευδαίσθηση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/

Etymology

From Latin dēlūsiō.