delusion
noun
[ dɪˈluːʒ(ə)n ]
• an idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
• "the delusion of being watched"
Similar:
misapprehension,
mistaken impression,
false impression,
mistaken belief,
misconception,
misunderstanding,
mistake,
error,
misinterpretation,
misconstruction,
misbelief,
fallacy,
illusion,
figment of the imagination,
fantasy,
chimera,
fool's paradise,
self-deception,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of deluding or of being deluded’): from late Latin delusio(n- ), from the verb deludere (see delude).
