Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - delusion
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Delusion
delusion
~ n 1 a false belief about yourself or the situation you are in (be under the delusion that (=wrongly believe that)) (I was still under the naive delusion that everyone was good at heart.) 2 delusions of grandeur the belief that you are much more important or powerful than you really are - delusive adj - delusively adv
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(delusions) 1. A delusion is a false idea. I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me. N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. Delusion is the state of believing things that are not true. This was not optimism, it was delusion. N-UNCOUNT 3. If someone has delusions of grandeur, they think and behave as if they are much more important or powerful than they really are. PHRASE c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ~-, delusio, from deludere Date: 15th century 1. the act of deluding ; the state of being deluded 2. a. something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated b. a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; also the abnormal state marked by such beliefs • ~al adjective • ~ary adjective Synonyms: ~, illusion, hallucination, mirage mean something that is believed to be true or real but that is actually false or unreal. ~ implies an inability to distinguish between what is real and what only seems to be real, often as the result of a disordered state of mind ~s of persecution. illusion implies a false ascribing of reality based on what one sees or imagines an illusion of safety. hallucination implies impressions that are the product of disordered senses, as because of mental illness or drugs suffered from terrifying hallucinations. mirage in its extended sense applies to an illusory vision, dream, hope, or aim claimed a balanced budget is a mirage. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a false belief or impression. 2 Psychol. this as a symptom or form of mental disorder. Phrases and idioms delusions of grandeur a false idea of oneself as being important, noble, famous, etc. Derivatives delusional adj. Etymology: ME f. LL delusio (as DELUDE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. обман a juggler's delusion —- трюки фокусника 2. заблуждение; иллюзия, призрачная, несбыточная мечта (также fond delusion) to be under no delusion as to... —- нисколько не заблуждаться по поводу... to labour (to be) under a delusion —- заблуждаться, обманываться 3. мед. мания delusion(s) of grandeur —- мания величия 4. мед. галлюцинация, бред, обман чувств to be obsessed by delusions —- быть во власти галлюцинаций to suffer from delusions —- страдать галлюцинациями ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) заблуждение, иллюзия to be/labour under a delusion - заблуждаться, ошибаться 2) обман 3) med. галлюцинация; мания - delusion of grandeur - delusion of persecution Syn: fantasy, hallucination, illusion, mirage Ant: actuality fact, reality, truth, verity DELUSION of grandeur мания величия DELUSION of persecution мания преследования ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1552, as a form of mental derangement. See delude. Technically, delusion is a belief that, though false, has been surrendered to and accepted by the whole mind as a truth; illusion is an impression that, though false, is entertained provisionally on the recommendation of the senses or the imagination, but awaits full acceptance and may not influence action. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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