Delusion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪvˈɜːɾɪsmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪlˈuːʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪlˈuːʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /daɪvˈɜːɾɪsmənt/.

Examples

he has delusions of competence
his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

head game hallucination illusion psychotic belief

Parts of Speech

noun	(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
noun	a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea “he has delusions of competence”
noun	the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

Word Forms

delusional	adjective	suffering from or characterized by delusions
delude	verb	be false to; be dishonest with
hallucinate	verb	perceive what is not there; have illusions
illusional	adjective	marked by or producing illusion
illusionary	adjective	marked by or producing illusion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Täuschung

(Psychologie) ein Irrglaube, der trotz gegenteiliger Beweise vertreten wird

🇫🇷French

illusion

(psychologie) une croyance erronée qui est maintenue face à la preuve du contraire.

🇪🇸Spanish

engaño

(psicología) una creencia errónea que se mantiene frente a la evidencia de lo contrario

🇮🇹Italian

illusione

(psicologia) credenza erronea che si mantiene di fronte all'evidenza contraria

🇳🇱Dutch

waanidee

(psychologie) een onjuiste overtuiging die wordt vastgehouden ondanks bewijs van het tegendeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

ilusão

(psicologia) uma crença errônea que é sustentada diante de evidências em contrário

🇷🇺Russian

заблуждение

(психология) ошибочное убеждение, которого придерживаются несмотря на доказательства обратного.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माया

(मनोविज्ञान) एक गलत धारणा जो इसके विपरीत साक्ष्य के सामने रखी जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিভ্রম

(মনোবিজ্ঞান) একটি ভ্রান্ত বিশ্বাস যা বিপরীতে প্রমাণের মুখোমুখি হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மாயை

(உளவியல்) ஒரு தவறான நம்பிக்கை, அதற்கு நேர்மாறான சான்றுகளின் முகத்தில் வைக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మాయ

(మనస్తత్వశాస్త్రం) ఒక తప్పుడు నమ్మకం, దీనికి విరుద్ధంగా సాక్ష్యం ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रम

(मानसशास्त्र) एक चुकीचा विश्वास जो विरुद्ध पुराव्याच्या समोर धरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભ્રમણા

(મનોવિજ્ઞાન) એક ખોટી માન્યતા જે વિરુદ્ધ પુરાવાના ચહેરામાં રાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಮೆ

(ಮನೋವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾದ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ತಪ್ಪಾದ ನಂಬಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാമോഹം

(മനഃശാസ്ത്രം) മറിച്ചുള്ള തെളിവുകളുടെ മുഖത്ത് നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു തെറ്റായ വിശ്വാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਮ

(ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਜੋ ਇਸਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فریب

(نفسیات) ایک غلط عقیدہ جو اس کے برعکس ثبوت کے سامنے رکھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

妄想

（心理学）面对相反的证据而持有的错误信念

🇯🇵Japanese

妄想

（心理学）反対の証拠を前にして抱く誤った信念

🇰🇷Korean

미혹

(심리학) 반대되는 증거에도 불구하고 잘못된 믿음을 갖고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảo tưởng

(tâm lý học) niềm tin sai lầm dù có bằng chứng ngược lại

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้าใจผิด

(จิตวิทยา) ความเชื่อที่ผิดซึ่งถูกยึดถือโดยหลักฐานที่ตรงกันข้าม

🇮🇩Indonesian

khayalan

(Psikologi) keyakinan yang salah yang dipertahankan di hadapan bukti yang sebaliknya

🇵🇭Filipino

maling akala

(psychology) isang maling paniniwala na pinanghahawakan sa harap ng katibayan sa kabaligtaran

🇲🇾Malay

khayalan

(psikologi) kepercayaan yang salah yang dipegang dalam menghadapi bukti yang bertentangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوهم

(علم النفس) اعتقاد خاطئ في مواجهة الأدلة التي تشير إلى عكس ذلك

🇮🇷Persian

توهم

(روانشناسی) باور اشتباهی که در مواجهه با شواهدی بر خلاف آن وجود دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

sanrı

(psikoloji) aksi yöndeki kanıtlara rağmen sürdürülen hatalı inanç

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַשְׁלָיָה

(פסיכולוגיה) אמונה מוטעית המוחזקת מול ראיות הפוכות

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