delusion
noun
an act or instance of deluding.
delusions
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pluralof delusion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Many of its symptoms were virtually identical to the delusions of paranoid schizophrenia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ms. Aviv writes of a psychotic mother with persecutory delusions who thinks her eldest daughter is in league with a scheming professor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
This “Scary Movie” has no delusions of that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
He packed oversight commissions with appointees who would rubber-stamp his delusions of grandeur and did the same with the Kennedy Center, whose new board promptly renamed the performing arts venue for him.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
Not this nonsense again with the marriage delusions.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
