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delusion

[dih-loo-zhuhn] / dɪˈlu ʒən /


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The Vision who lived, laughed and loved beside Wanda was an illusion, a delusion, really, brought to life by witchcraft.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

In contrast to the gorgeous monochrome visuals, this is a land that stinks of complicity and delusion — of opportunists desperate to scramble onto the right side of history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

While getting retested, I momentarily snapped out of my testosterone delusion and asked him whether overly high T might lead to any health problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

"Any delusion of full decoupling isn't realistic on any near-term horizon", she told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

“The idea that you could help—” “I don’t know where you get this delusion that I’m useless, but that’s what it is,” I snap.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Psychosis involves a disruption in how someone perceives or interprets reality and can include experiences such as hallucinations or delusions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Both he and his film could share the same subtitle he used for his first short: “A glimpse into the penetrating insightful examination of the delusions of a bottom-dwelling dreamer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Oppenheim said as the process rolled out it began to feel like "the only way, maybe, to actually make this is also to have someone kind of confront, you know, their delusions on certain aspects."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Her symptoms included hallucinations and delusions that began after the birth of her third child.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

They weren’t powerless, but Sarai had no delusions.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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