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de·lu·sion

(dĭ-lo͞o′zhən)

a. The act or process of deluding.

b. The state of being deluded.

a. A false belief or opinion: labored under the delusion that success was at hand.

b. Psychiatry A false belief or perception that is a manifestation of a mental illness: delusions of persecution.

[Middle English delusioun, from Latin dēlūsiō, dēlūsiōn-, from dēlūsus, past participle of dēlūdere, to delude; see delude.]

de·lu′sion·al adj.

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Adj.

delusional - suffering from or characterized by delusions

psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder

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