delusion
nounA strongly held false belief or misleading impression.
False belief or impression
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Clear all filtersA strongly held false belief or misleading impression.
False belief or impression
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To make a mistake or depart from an accepted standard.
Incorrect or based on error.
Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken assumption.
A mistaken belief or an argument that rests on faulty reasoning.
Capable of making mistakes.
Unintentional or resulting from inattention.
Incapable of error or failure.
A mistaken understanding of a situation or statement.
Mistaken understanding
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An incorrect belief or understanding.
Incorrect belief
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To read something incorrectly or form a mistaken understanding of a situation.
An argument or evidence showing that a claim is false or mistaken.
So clear that it cannot reasonably be confused or misunderstood.
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