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as in illusions
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
her idea that her new man is a long lost prince is surely just a delusion
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as in myths
a false idea or belief
he appears to suffer from the delusion that he's the best reporter in the business
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Recent Examples of delusions
No more division, distraction of gender delusions.
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Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Multiple studies have explored the tendency of chatbots to encourage users’ delusions.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Since 2024, a number of lawsuits have alleged that extensive use of the technology has inflicted a range of harms on children and adults alike, fostering delusions and despair for some and leading others to death by suicide and even murder-suicide.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
The darkly comedic drama confronts reality, privacy, and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Mitchell, who had religious delusions, had previously worked as a roofer on the family’s house.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
So the dreams — or delusions — of past officials proved false.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Furthermore, the therapist can ramp up or down the magnitude of the delusions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The neuropsychiatric effects of Huntington's disease include mood changes and altered thinking, such as hallucinations and delusions.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Multiple studies have explored the tendency of chatbots to encourage users’ delusions.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Since 2024, a number of lawsuits have alleged that extensive use of the technology has inflicted a range of harms on children and adults alike, fostering delusions and despair for some and leading others to death by suicide and even murder-suicide.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
The darkly comedic drama confronts reality, privacy, and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Mitchell, who had religious delusions, had previously worked as a roofer on the family’s house.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
So the dreams — or delusions — of past officials proved false.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Furthermore, the therapist can ramp up or down the magnitude of the delusions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The neuropsychiatric effects of Huntington's disease include mood changes and altered thinking, such as hallucinations and delusions.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delusions
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Only hours into the conflict, an errant strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in southern Iran served as a gut-wrenching reminder of the cost of such illusions, and a testament to the grim truth that those who pay most dearly for the fog of war are almost always the innocent.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Miuccia Prada, herself a billionaire, has no illusions that the runway is a space for political grandstanding.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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One of the projects, Ono Ghost Market, which was originally developed as a streaming series before being retooled as a feature film, will draw inspiration from Asian myths about supernatural marketplaces.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the drastic measures that looksmaxxers are willing to take are lethal to one of their own foundational myths—the myth of natural beauty.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Both have the talent to back up their dreams.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Strong foundations can carry big dreams without unnecessary strain.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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No man’s land Remarkably, all of this has been happening in a regulatory vacuum and with technology that is known to make errors.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Documents released since December have included redaction errors, leaked victim identities, and ongoing complaints of mishandling by department officials.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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From that premise, Gyllenhaal lighted on 1930s movie musicals as some of the glossiest and most charming fantasies that Hollywood has ever put out, but also as some of the most consciously artificial.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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In fact, his manuscript is also about his fantasies—in this case, fantasies about a young man who has a meaningful, intellectual, tender affair with his older mentor.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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But there was more blank space to fill in on Issei’s end, with Season 2 swapping out fantasy sequences in Camille’s mind palace for Issei’s visions of black-and-white moonscapes to that effect.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Below, some of the finest, high-quality ruffled bedding around the web for creating the frothy bedscape of your daydreams.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Delusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delusions. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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