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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 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

The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled

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

Extreme and irrational distrust of others

A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one

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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

virtual reality

old wivesʼ tale

smoke and mirrors

wrong end of the stick

false interpretation

not understanding

imaginary vision

castles in Spain

unfounded belief

pretentiousness

trumped-up story

alternative fact

irrational belief

fictitious story

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

cock and bull 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

A mistake

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

underestimation

error of judgment

typographical error

slip of the tongue

slip of the pen

printer's error

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

poor configuration

wrong configuration

disorganisation^UK

typesetting error

keyboarding mistake

printing mistake

typesetting mistake

typographical mistake

keyboarding error

foot in the mouth

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Noun

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

confidence trick

pretentiousness

window dressing

misrepresentation

superciliousness

airs and graces

going Hollywood

assumed manners

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

confidence game

window-dressing

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

crocodile tears

smoke and mirrors

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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

misrepresentation

smoke and mirrors

untrustworthiness

surreptitiousness

prestidigitation

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

strong interest

preoccupation with

favorite subject

obsessive compulsion

irresistible impulse

single-mindedness

inferiority complex

sexual fixation

fire in the belly

animal magnetism

prepossessingness

captivatingness

irresistibility

interestingness

sophisticated style

sexual magnetism

irresistible influence

personal appeal

hypnotic attraction

come-hither look

force of personality

strength of character

special something

air of mysteriousness

idealization^US

idealisation^UK

centre of attention^UK

sexual attractiveness

sexual attraction

center of attention^US

picturesqueness

physical attractiveness

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Noun

The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled

attention-grabber

carrot and stick

motivating force

attention-getter

centre of attention^UK

surprise attack

gravitation towards

pressurization^US

center of attention^US

inclination towards

pressurisation^UK

shot in the arm

kick up the backside

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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

A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one

freak of nature

departure from the norm

conversation piece

object of virtu

peculiar object

singular object

unusual occurrence

peculiar turn of events

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