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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

An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

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

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

castle in Spain

wishful thinking

flight of fancy

figment of the imagination

fool's paradise

castle in the sky

unrealizable dream

eggs in moonshine

unrealistic hope

flight of imagination

fanciful notion

materialization^US

castles in the air

materialisation^UK

familiar spirit

fantastic notion

end of the rainbow

smoke and mirrors

bump in the night

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

unrealistic expectation

transient phenomenon

short-lived phenomenon

inattentiveness

absent-mindedness

self-absorption

visualization^US

absence of mind

staring into space

conceptualization^US

lack of application

figment of imagination

lack of concentration

power of invention

visualisation^UK

conceptualisation^UK

cloud-cuckoo-land

cloud cuckoo land

product of someone's imagination

mistaken belief

flights of fancy

castles in Spain

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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

castles in the air

will-o'-the-wisp

unfounded belief

irrational belief

virtual reality

old wivesʼ tale

smoke and mirrors

wrong end of the stick

false interpretation

misappreciation

miscommunication

imaginary vision

castles in Spain

pretentiousness

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

trumped-up story

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

alternative fact

cock and bull story

fictitious story

figment of imagination

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

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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

smoke and mirrors

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

Noun

An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

underestimation

error of judgment

slip of the tongue

slip of the pen

breach of etiquette

misconstruction

wrong impression

dropping the ball

poor decision-making

putting foot in mouth

dumb thing to do

typographical error

printer's error

error of judgement

self-defeating action

misdemeanour^UK

misreading of the situation

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

lapse of etiquette

colossal blunder

blunder in etiquette

simple-mindedness

thoughtlessness

something wrong

mispronunciation

grammatical mistake

foolish mistake

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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

psychological maladjustment

mental disturbance

psychological disorder

psychiatric condition

temporary insanity

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

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Noun

An act or instance of deception

monkey business

unscrupulousness

underhandedness

untrustworthiness

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Noun

A compulsive or irrational preoccupation

consuming passion

bee in your bonnet

tiger by the tail

something on the brain

strong interest

preoccupation with

King Charles' head

favorite subject

single-mindedness

obsessive compulsion

irresistible impulse

fire in the belly

animal magnetism

romantic feelings

captivatingness

interestingness

sophisticated style

sexual magnetism

irresistible influence

irresistibility

personal appeal

hypnotic attraction

monopolization^US

monopolisation^UK

prepossessingness

force of personality

strength of character

special something

air of mysteriousness

idealization^US

idealisation^UK

centre of attention^UK

center of attention^US

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Noun

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

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

attention-grabber

irresistibility

gravitation towards

irresistible influence

inclination towards

sexual magnetism

prepossessingness

come-hither look

je ne sais quoi

attention-getter

centre of attention^UK

special something

force of personality

strength of character

center of attention^US

bee in your bonnet

strong interest

interestingness

preoccupation with

tiger by the tail

something on the brain

sophisticated style

personal appeal

hypnotic attraction

monopolization^US

monopolisation^UK

single-mindedness

air of mysteriousness

idealization^US

idealisation^UK

consuming passion

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