delusion

英 [d?'l(j)u??(?)n] 美[d?'lu?n]
  • n. 迷惑，欺騙；錯(cuò)覺(jué)；幻想

英英釋意

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