delusion

noun

1. 错觉；谬见；妄想
   a false belief or opinion about yourself or your situation
   1. the delusions of the mentally ill
      精神病患者的妄想
   2. Don't go getting delusions of grandeur (= a belief that you are more important than you actually are) .
      不要变得妄自尊大。
2. 欺骗；哄骗
   the act of believing or making yourself believe sth that is not true

1. N-COUNT 错觉;谬见;误会
   A delusion is a false idea.
   1. I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
      我误认为他要娶我。
2. N-UNCOUNT 妄想;幻想
   Delusion is the state of believing things that are not true.
   1. This was not optimism, it was delusion.
      这不是乐观，这是妄想。
3. PHRASE 妄自尊大;自以为是
   If someone has delusions of grandeur, they think and behave as if they are much more important or powerful than they really are.
   1. He suggested that we suffer delusions of grandeur as a football nation.
      他暗示我们妄自尊大地以为自己是个足球民族。
   2. ...mansions built by men with delusions of grandeur.
      自以为是的人建造的豪宅

1. I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
   我误认为他要娶我。
2. This was not optimism, it was delusion.
   这不是乐观，这是妄想。
3. He suggested that we suffer delusions of grandeur as a football nation.
   他暗示我们妄自尊大地以为自己是个足球民族。
4. She is suffering from the delusion that he will marry her.
   她错误地以为他会娶她，并受此幻念的折磨。
5. We have heard this foolish delusion before.
   我们以前曾经听到过这类愚蠢的幻想。
6. Your hope of promotion is a mere delusion.
   你提升的希望只不过是一种幻想。
7. At dusk, it is said, he conquered all the dark forces of delusion;
   传说，他在黄昏时征服了所有黑暗的愚痴；
8. I talked with Lotte concerning the incredible delusion of the human mind.
   我和绿蒂谈着关于使人难以置信的人心错觉。
9. We've bought into the same ridiculous delusion.
   我们就此陷入了同样荒谬的幻想。
10. These are desire, anger, delusion, greed, envy and sloth.
    这是欲望，愤怒，妄想，贪婪，嫉妒和懒惰。
11. All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.
    全都是疯子，但如果他懂得分析他的妄想，他就叫做哲学家。
12. We are to enslaved by religion and delusion to have communication with them at this time.
    我们是奴隶，宗教和幻想有沟通，他们在这个时候。
13. This is a delusion.
    这是一种妄想。
14. His story is miraculous in itself-how he came from the lowest depths of delusion and suffering to the land of love and bliss.
    他的故事本身就是不可思议的&他是如何从最低深的错觉和苦楚来到爱和祝福之地的。
15. In Theravada Buddhism, bodhi and nirvana carry the same meaning, that of being freed from greed, hate and delusion.
    在上座部佛教，菩提和涅盘是同样的意思，即是从贪婪，仇恨和妄想中解脱。
16. He labours under the delusion that he's a fine actor.
    他有个错觉，以为自己是个好演员。
17. Their promises are a snare and a delusion.
    他们的诺言是一种圈套，也是一种欺骗。
18. It's an illusion, or a delusion, but he didn't really have the genuine memory.
    是幻觉，或者错觉，他没有真正的记忆。
19. After all, racism often stems from a delusion that things have deteriorated since they came.
    毕竟，种族主义往往源于错觉，即事物在它们到来之前就已经恶化了。
20. The righteous anger fueling my ingenious, awful scheme was but delusion.
    义愤点燃了我精密而可怕的“复仇”计划，然而实际都只是我的妄想。
21. Don't living in the delusion, and do not treasure that you own.
    不要老是去争取你争取不到的东西，而忘了珍惜你所拥有的东西。
22. It is easy to see this delusion in others, but can you see it in yourself?
    人们很容易看到这种妄想别人，但你能看到它吗？
23. His amnesia and his delusion have persisted.
    他的健忘症、妄想症还是存在。
24. If he thinks Susan will marry him, he is labouring under a delusion.
    如果他以为苏珊会和他结婚，那他就误了。
25. We from the ancestral realms can tell you however that it is all delusion and all that is is only love;
    然而我们可以从祖先王国层上告诉你，这一切都是错觉，一切都只有爱；
26. This aspect stimulates interest in spiritual issues and produces a degree of psychic energy, even spiritual delusion.
    这相位激发了灵性课题的兴趣，产生了一定程度的通灵能力，甚至是灵性的欺骗。
27. Our separation is a delusion created by Love to understand itself.
    我们的分离一种幻觉，由爱创造的幻觉，用来理解它自己。
28. I'm not gonna be part of your delusion.
    我不想成为你错觉的一部分。
29. The delusion would doubtless fill her small head with expectations doomed to disappointment.
    这种迷惘无疑会使她的小脑袋里充满了命定会化为泡影的期望。
30. 'Another example,' he said.'Some years ago you had a very serious delusion indeed.
    再举一个例子，他说，几年以前，你发生了一次非常严重的幻觉。

  fantasy daydream delusion fancy illusion【导航词义：幻想】

  fantasy n. 想象，幻想

〔辨析〕指对刺激或异乎寻常的事情的臆想，此类事情基本不可能在现实中发生。

  daydream n. 白日梦，空想

〔辨析〕指在清醒时产生的使人忘却现实的美好幻想。

  delusion n. 错觉，妄想

〔辨析〕指对自己或自身所处境况的错误看法。

  fancy n. 〈文，旧〉想象

〔辨析〕指无根据的猜想或空想，所想象的内容常含近乎怪诞的意味。

  illusion n. 幻觉，幻想

〔辨析〕尤指对自己持有的错误观念或想法。

noun

1. the act of deluding

   Synonym:    illusionhead game

2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
   1. he has delusions of competence
   2. his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination

   Synonym:    hallucination

3. (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

   Synonym:    psychotic belief