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

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There are 255 solutions. The longest is DELUSION OF PERSECUTION with 21 letters, and the shortest is LIE with 3 letters.

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Clue	Answers

A PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY DELUSIONS OF PERSECUTION OR GRANDEUR	10
BUDDHISM DELUSION ABOUT REALITY	10
DELUSION IN BUDDHISM	10
delusions	5
delusional insanity	4
Delusions of greatness	1
Delusional one	1
mental illness causing delusions of grandeur or persecution	1
Drinkers' delusions (abbr.)	1
Delusions of grandeur	1
Delusional	1
You're delusional!	1
Persecution delusion	1
Desert delusion	1
Delusions in the desert	1
Delusional fear	1
Delusion partner	1
Delusions of persecution	1
State of mind involving delusions of persecution	1
SCHIZOPHRENIC-like person usually without delusions	1

‘DELUSION’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘DELUSION’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Belief held in the face of all contrary evidence (8)	delusion