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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
As awareness of the issue of AI delusions increases, safer models are helping establish a new baseline for the industry.
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
Bukele shook off his delusions of being the emperor of social media and abandoned his bullying tactics in the face of the biggest bully.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
Most of the suits allege 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, 29 Apr. 2026
The first type is replete with hallucinations and delusions—voices, visions, grandiose beliefs, paranoia.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality that can be characterized by hearing voices and having delusions.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
The case has rightly focused attention on how chatbots apparently reinforce delusions and foster emotional dependency.
—Marc Augustin, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
If Miller made Willy the embodiment of self-delusion, and Biff the defiant, angry forsaking of those delusions, Linda is compassion as byproduct of insight.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
Bukele shook off his delusions of being the emperor of social media and abandoned his bullying tactics in the face of the biggest bully.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
Most of the suits allege 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, 29 Apr. 2026
The first type is replete with hallucinations and delusions—voices, visions, grandiose beliefs, paranoia.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality that can be characterized by hearing voices and having delusions.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
The case has rightly focused attention on how chatbots apparently reinforce delusions and foster emotional dependency.
—Marc Augustin, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
If Miller made Willy the embodiment of self-delusion, and Biff the defiant, angry forsaking of those delusions, Linda is compassion as byproduct of insight.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delusions
Noun
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Masks are slipping and illusions are fading.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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The United States, searching for self-definition but loath to lose its illusions—its innocence—needed all of this as a counterpoint.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Given the amount of misinformation on the internet about just about anything, the ability to distinguish accurate information from potentially harmful myths or scams is vital.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Some myths add that a woman who becomes a kuntilanak is one who also died a violent death, murdered and/or raped by men, and who now seeks revenge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Tess saved four lives through organ donation, and scholarships in her honor are now helping young people chase their own dreams.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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The set was an emotional roller coaster with four deuces and eight service errors by the Highlanders.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Hawai’i scored in bunches, while unforced errors hurt Long Beach.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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But what Danielson says was intended as a symbolic protest escalated dramatically amid paranoid fantasies, prosaic miscommunications, and the false report of a gun.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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Their shared trip gradually turns into a confrontation with their own lives, relationships and visions of the future.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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There are many competing visions of how technology and military strategy should be combined in the Gulf’s waters, some of which cross into the bizarre.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The family car is a Mazda, but Zac daydreams of a Bugatti Veyron.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Delusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delusions. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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