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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 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

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

fool's paradise

wishful thinking

castle in Spain

flight of fancy

castles in the air

castle in the sky

unrealizable dream

smoke and mirrors

unrealistic hope

misapprehension

eggs in moonshine

will-o'-the-wisp

unrealistic expectation

flight of imagination

false impression

optical illusion

fanciful notion

virtual reality

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

figment of imagination

castles in Spain

old wivesʼ tale

end of the rainbow

imaginary vision

transient phenomenon

short-lived phenomenon

power of invention

mistaken impression

cloud cuckoo land

product of someone's imagination

fantastic notion

visualization^US

conceptualization^US

pretentiousness

cloud-cuckoo-land

visualisation^UK

conceptualisation^UK

mistaken belief

flights of fancy

escape from reality

mental visualization

trick of the light

imaginativeness

mental representation

imaginative faculty

conjuring trick

trick of the eyesight

trick of eyesight

out-of-body experience

sequence of images

creative thought

imaginative power

creation of the brain

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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

wrong end of the stick

false interpretation

misappreciation

miscommunication

trumped-up story

alternative fact

cock and bull story

fictitious story

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

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

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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

discombobulation

mental distress

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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

laser-like focus

strong interest

preoccupation with

King Charles' head

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 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

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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