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A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized

An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument

The action of deluding or the state of being deluded

The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something

The state of having a serious mental illness

An act or instance of deception

A compulsive or irrational preoccupation

An act of escaping from routine or reality into fantasy, or an inclination to do so

An experience of seeing someone or something in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition

An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice

Imaginative but unworkable idea

Extreme and irrational distrust of others

The act or quality of being tempting, or of having the power to tempt

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Noun

A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized

castle in the air

figment of the imagination

wishful thinking

fool's paradise

castle in Spain

flight of fancy

castle in the sky

smoke and mirrors

unrealistic hope

unrealizable dream

unrealistic expectation

flight of imagination

fanciful notion

eggs in moonshine

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

will-o'-the-wisp

virtual reality

transient phenomenon

short-lived phenomenon

power of invention

product of someone's imagination

cloud cuckoo land

fantastic notion

figment of imagination

end of the rainbow

visualization^US

conceptualization^US

visualisation^UK

conceptualisation^UK

cloud-cuckoo-land

mistaken belief

castles in the air

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“Giorgio's theories about ancient aliens building the pyramids must surely be just a delusion.”

Noun

An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

misconstruction

mistaken impression

false impression

mistaken belief

figment of the imagination

fool's paradise

optical illusion

incomprehension

unfounded belief

irrational belief

underestimation

wrong end of the stick

false interpretation

old wivesʼ tale

misappreciation

miscommunication

error of judgment

imaginary vision

castles in Spain

castles in the air

will-o'-the-wisp

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

trumped-up story

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

alternative fact

virtual reality

cock and bull story

figment of imagination

fictitious story

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

unconvincingness

questionability

inconceivability

unsatisfactoriness

inconceivableness

insubstantiality

fallacious argument

misrepresentation

erroneous belief

unjustifiability

printer's error

slip of the pen

slip of the tongue

typographical error

subtle argument

use of fallacious arguments

false appearance

deceptive appearance

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“He suffered from a delusion that his vehicle was under the remote electrical control of his employer from its head office so that he could neither control its speed nor stop it.”

Noun

The action of deluding or the state of being deluded

misrepresentation

double entendre

quibbling routine

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

underhandedness

ambidextrousness

monkey business

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“But on a closer examination, this attempted delusion was detected.”

Noun

The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are

Noun

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something

confidence trick

confidence game

sleight of hand

sanctimoniousness

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

attention-grabber

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

bit of sharp practice

misrepresentation

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Noun

The state of having a serious mental illness

mental disorder

mental unbalance

unsoundness of mind

unreasonableness

mental derangement

personality disorder

mental instability

temporary insanity

psychological maladjustment

mental disturbance

psychological disorder

temporary madness

psychopathology

senile dementia

Alzheimer's disease

mental deterioration

personality change

softening of the brain

cognitive decline

mental ill-health

emotional disorder

neurotic disorder

unbalanced mind

mental sickness

emotional instability

nervous disorder

nervous breakdown

psychiatric condition

discombobulation

mental distress

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Noun

An act or instance of deception

monkey business

underhandedness

every trick in the book

unscrupulousness

surreptitiousness

double-crossing

ambidextrousness

bait and switch

sleight of hand

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Noun

A compulsive or irrational preoccupation

consuming passion

bee in your bonnet

tiger by the tail

something on the brain

laser-like focus

preoccupation with

King Charles' head

strong interest

favorite subject

single-mindedness

narrowmindedness

shortsightedness

holding of one's attention

obsessive compulsion

irresistible impulse

fire in the belly

romantic feelings

having as one's type

interrelationship

close relationship

fellow feeling for

inclination towards

like-mindedness

good vibrations

special relationship

predilection towards

understanding of

attraction towards

same wavelength

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Noun

An act of escaping from routine or reality into fantasy, or an inclination to do so

Noun

An experience of seeing someone or something in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition

materialisation^UK

materialization^US

familiar spirit

supernatural being

incorporeal being

fabulous creature

mythical creature

mischievous goblin

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Noun

An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice

Noun

Imaginative but unworkable idea

flight of fancy

far-fetched notion

impractical concept

whimsical notion

creation of the brain

stretch of the imagination

facon de parler

Noun

Extreme and irrational distrust of others

persecution complex

stranger danger

Noun

The act or quality of being tempting, or of having the power to tempt

animal magnetism

captivatingness

special something

irresistibility

gravitation towards

irresistible influence

inclination towards

sexual magnetism

prepossessingness

come-hither look

je ne sais quoi

force of personality

strength of character

interestingness

strength of personality

personal appeal

hypnotic attraction

self-confidence

powers of attraction

self-possession

attracting force

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