Delusion

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈluːʒən/

Full definition of 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.
• 1960, William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, Hess, always a muddled man though not so doltish as Rosenberg, flew on his own to Britain under the delusion that he could arrange a peace settlement.

Derived terms

• delusion of grandeur

Anagrams

• unsoiled