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delusion

English

Etymology

From Latin delusio.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??l(j)u??(?)n/, /d??l(j)u?zj?n/
  • Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

delusion (countable and uncountable, plural delusions)

  1. A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
  2. The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
  3. That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

Derived terms

  • delusional
  • delusion of grandeur

Translations

Further reading

  • delusion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • insouled, unsoiled

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sophomania

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ????? (sophós, wise) +? -mania

Noun

sophomania (uncountable)

  1. A delusion of having superior intelligence.

Related terms

  • sophomaniac
  • sophomaniacal

Translations

Anagrams

  • monophasia

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