DELUSIONS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

delusions

noun

plural of delusion

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 In her opening statement, defense attorney Carmen Robinson said Morris, an Afghanistan war veteran, suffered from PTSD and persecution delusions, and was acting in self-defense, believing that his family had summoned police to murder him. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026 More than anything, Swift’s masterpiece stands athwart Utopia and denounces the risky delusions of such a no-pace—for the most part. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 Their passions and delusions strengthen through their symbiosis. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 In a number of wrongful death lawsuits, ChatGPT is blamed for driving users to experience harmful delusions and, in some cases, to commit suicide. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 But a line like that also fleshes out the head-in-the-stratosphere delusions of everyone here. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 The company has also been sued by the parents of kids who took their own lives, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged suicide and harmful delusions. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 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

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Noun

Their fourth-quarter magic is gone, replaced by fourth-quarter illusions.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Cognitive symptoms could include illusions or hallucinations — some patients report sensing a shadowy figure nearby — and difficulties with problem solving and navigation.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of illusions

Noun

This all happened after years in which the President and the Vice-President have deployed racist epithets, jokes, and myths.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
For the devoutly Catholic Tolkien, however, ancient myths pointed to truths, not lies, and ultimately to the Gospels.

— The Conversation, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of myths

Noun

Evidence remains mixed, and dreams could also be an experiential by-product of useful sleeping-brain activity, rather than an adaptation with its own job description.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
This is the state that Haley Stevens has claimed to literally see in her dreams.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dreams

Noun

But officials there said that the list appeared to be filled with errors and that setting the ballots aside could effectively disenfranchise legal voters.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
The proposal would also establish that technical errors or inadvertent mistakes in the process cannot be a basis to stop the project.

— Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of errors

Noun

The Gilded Age’s third season and fourth-season premiere have spent a significant amount of time spinning cotton-candy fantasies of romance.

— The Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Though Klum sat in the makeup chair for nine hours to fulfill her reptilian fantasies, the highlight of her costume were the mechanical snakes on her head.

— Lynsey Eidell, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fantasies

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Whether such an imbalance can lead to anything sustainable for a team with visions beyond this uneven start is one thing.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Moreover, Shortreed noted that Disney’s collaborations showcase a merging of creative visions while focusing on craftsmanship and storytelling.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of visions

Noun

This helps warm up the imagination; daydreams, nightmares are easy ways in.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

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