delusion

Từ điển Collocation

delusion noun

ADJ. dangerous | foolish I thought the whole idea was just a foolish and dangerous delusion. | paranoid

VERB + DELUSION get, have, suffer (from) The psychiatrist said she was suffering from paranoid delusions.

PREP. under a/the ~ He seemed to be under the delusion that he would make his fortune within a few years. | ~ about He had no delusions about his feelings for Kate. | ~ of She had delusions of persecution.

PHRASES delusions of grandeur (= a belief that you are more important than you actually are) Don't go getting delusions of grandeur.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary; psychotic belief
  • a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; hallucination

    he has delusions of competence

    his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination

  • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas; illusion, head game

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

delusions
ant.: reality