DELUSION

Delusion

A delusion is a belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary. As a pathology, it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information, confabulation, dogma, illusion, or other effects of perception.

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delusion

Noun

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


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