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单词 delusion
释义
delusion
(dɪlʒən )
Word forms: delusions
1. countable noun
A delusion is a false idea.
I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
Synonyms: misconception, mistaken idea, misapprehension, fancy  
2. uncountable noun
Delusion is the state of believing things that are not true.
This was not optimism, it was delusion.
3. delusions of grandeur phrase
If someone has delusions of grandeur, they think and behave as if they are much more important or powerful than they really are. [disapproval]
He suggested that we suffer delusions of grandeur as a football nation.
...mansions built by men with delusions of grandeur.
Collocations:
collective delusion
Round and round it goes, in an indulgent loop of self-satisfaction and collective delusion.
Times,Sunday Times
Investors are just as capable of falling victim to collective delusion as board directors or bankers.
Times, Sunday Times
Some of my best friends are actors but, as a profession, they seem under the collective delusion that they are uniquely qualified to comment on the state of the world.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 错觉
Japanese: 錯覚
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