delusion

Nouns

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

Synonyms

psychotic belief hallucination head game illusion

Words of close approximity

delusive

delusional delusional disorder delusions of grandeur delusions of persecution