nounfemininepl: delusions / ilusões
ilusão
1. A false belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument
He suffered from the delusion that he was a famous actor.
Ele sofria da ilusão de que era um ator famoso.
2. The act or process of deluding; deception
The magician's trick was a clever delusion.
O truque do mágico era uma ilusão bem engenhosa.
3. A psychiatric symptom involving a firmly held false belief despite contradictory evidence
The patient's delusions required psychiatric treatment.
As ilusões do paciente exigiam tratamento psiquiátrico.
Related Idioms & Phrases
under the delusion that - sob a ilusão de que
labor under a delusion - viver uma ilusão
delusion of grandeur - ilusão de grandeza
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