delusion(noun) the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
(noun) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"
(noun) (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
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