delusion

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Sense: An illusion

Synonyms:

phantasm, hallucination, fancy , illusion , imagining, imagination, dream , dreamworld, nightmare , vision , delirium, figment, figment of one's imagination, mirage, apparition, fantasy , specter, spectre (UK), ghost , phantom, trip (slang), optical illusion

Sense: A false belief

Synonyms:

misconception , misapprehension, self-deception, fallacy, error , mistake , wishful thinking, misbelief, misjudgement, misjudgment, false impression, fantasy

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