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DictionaryRoot: -io
Latin

-io

an action, process, or result

Forms

  • -io
  • -ion- — The longer form used before Latin endings.
  • -ion — The form carried into many English nouns.

Origin

An old Latin noun ending, inherited from earlier Indo-European word formation.

Note

The ending can name both an activity and what that activity produces.

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noun

delusion

dih-LOO-zhuhn/dɪˈluːʒn/

A false belief about reality, often held despite evidence against it.

The man maintains the delusion that his mannequin guest is alive despite its hollow construction.

Delusion: a false belief held despite evidence against it.
Etymology
deLatindown, away; removal
+lusLatinplay
+ionLatinan action, process, or result

Playing to someone's detriment gives the image of playing false or deceiving. Delusion shifted from the act of misleading someone to a fixed false belief accepted as truth.

In context

Prof. Sam Vaknin183:07
delusion is a defense against reality the more reality challenges The Narcissist the more delusional he becomes
How Narcissist Falls Apart (Compilation)

More examples

  • She abandoned the delusion that everyone agreed with her.
  • The novel explores his delusions of grandeur.
  • The evidence challenged the central delusion.

Forms

delusion · delusions

Similar words

misconception
Misconception need not persist despite contrary evidence.
illusion
Illusion can concern misleading perception rather than belief.