delusions

noun

plural of delusion
1
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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2
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 The Mayo Clinic defines the mental health condition as typically marked by hallucinations, delusions, depression, and mania. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 Hill became increasingly paranoid and developed delusions that she was being surveilled. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 Treatment is aimed at reducing hallucinations and delusions, as well as improving self-care abilities. — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2026 People experiencing such devastating delusions deserve humane, quality care. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 But ChatGPT allegedly did not stop fueling the delusions as Lines’ messages grew darker. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 Psychosis is a complete break from reality and involves hallucinations and delusions. — Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 Symptoms, which can take up to two months to develop, may include headache, nausea and sore throat before progressing to hallucinations, delusions, disorientation, paralysis and coma. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Smaller numbers reported experiencing delusions, hallucinations, physical pain, rage, and suicidality. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delusions
  1. illusions
  2. myths
  3. dreams
  4. errors
  5. fantasies
  6. visions
  7. daydreams
Noun
  • The Hering and Wundt illusions are examples of how straight lines can appear curved if intersecting lines cross them at a certain angle.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In each case, however, modern physics has shown these assumptions to be illusions.
    — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of illusions
Noun
  • Along with names comes a geography of stories, legends, and myths, sewn into the culture and history of the many people who have lived and live—for now—alongside them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The origin story from Johnny & Kay’s restaurant Like a lot of iconic dishes, steak de Burgo comes with competing creation myths.
    — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of myths
Noun
  • After eight years of fighting for their dreams, the series finale of All American gives the space for these characters to finally, fully realize them.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Have your sights set on the autumn-appropriate shoulder bag (or leather tote bag) of your dreams?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • Georgia needed only 24 offensive plays to storm out to a 28-0 halftime lead as its defense forced and feasted on Oklahoma errors.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • However, doing so degrades the signal and leads to data-reading errors.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • His search gradually shifts from extraterrestrial fantasies toward the invisible outsiders living among us on Earth.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This season, which focuses on tracking down Hamas operatives to stop another catastrophic attack on Israel, speaks directly to a post-October 7 Israeli psyche that is consumed by revenge fantasies.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of fantasies
Noun
  • Intentionality, agency to choose and visions of alternative futures could go a long way toward goal achievement.
    — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Lourdes became a major pilgrimage destination after the Catholic Church officially recognized Bernadette's visions as Apparitions in 1862.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of visions
Noun
  • And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
  • One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
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“Delusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delusions. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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