- delusion, psychotic belief - (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
--1 is a kind of psychological state, mental state
--1 has particulars:delusions of grandeur; delusions of persecution; hallucination; nihilistic delusion, nihilism; somatic delusion; zoanthropy Derived form: verb delude1 - delusion, hallucination - a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"
--2 is a kind of misconception
--2 has particulars: disorientation, freak outDerived form: verb delude1 - delusion, illusion, head game - the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
--3 is a kind of deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Derived form: verb delude1