Word · Frequency #11625
delusion
妄想
a false belief that is maintained in spite of strong evidence against it
- 1.
An adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence.
尽管有确凿证据仍坚信虚假之事
- 2.
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
妄想
- 3.
The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
被欺骗或误导的状态,或欺骗他人的过程
- 4.
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
错觉；谬见
- 5.
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
虚假或妄想的信念；错误信仰
- 6.
the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
欺骗；迷惑
- 7.
A strong belief contrary to evidence.
违背证据的强烈信念
尽管有确凿证据仍坚信虚假之事；被欺骗或误导的状态,或欺骗他人的过程；错觉；谬见；虚假或妄想的信念；错误信仰；欺骗；迷惑
In use
He has the delusion that his coworkers are always laughing at him.
Her delusions about being able to fly made her climb onto the rooftop.
He was under the delusion that the exam had been cancelled, so he didn't study.
he has delusions of competence
have a delusion that
He had a delusion that he was a famous actor.
他有一种妄想，认为自己是一位著名演员。
under the delusion that
表示错误地相信某事。
She was under the delusion that everyone was watching her.
她误以为每个人都在看她。
Connections
Collocations
- delusions of grandeur
- 夸大妄想
- He has delusions of grandeur, believing he is a king.他有夸大妄想，认为自己是国王。
- delusions of persecution
- 被害妄想
- The patient described vivid delusions of persecution.病人描述了活灵活现的被害妄想。
- under the delusion that
- 误以为；抱有……的错误念头
- He was under the delusion that he had won the lottery.他误以为自己中了彩票。
- suffer from delusions
- 患有妄想症；受妄想困扰
- She suffers from delusions and cannot tell what is real.她受妄想困扰，无法分辨什么是真实的。
- have delusions
- 怀有妄想
- He has delusions that someone is controlling his thoughts.他怀有妄想，认为有人在控制他的思想。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 delusion 想成 illusion(幻觉)前加'd'，死死(d)咬定幻觉不放，便是妄想。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：心理学/精神医学、正式书面语 delusion 是比较正式或专业的用词；在心理学中常指‘妄想’，日常口语里通常可用 mistaken belief、false idea 等表达。请根据场合选用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与of或about连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -sion. Illusion, conclusion, and allusion truly rhyme with delusion: stressed /u/ + /ʒən/. Decision, vision, and confusion share the -sion spelling but have a different vowel before /ʒən/, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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