Wahnvorstellung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- delusion noun A firmly held false belief, maintained even against clear evidence.
- hallucination noun A false perception of something that isn't really there, often caused by illness, drugs, or extreme stress.
- illusion noun A false or misleading impression created by something that appears real.
Senses
Wahnvorstellung is used for these senses in English:
- delusion That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
- hallucination A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
- illusion (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
- illusion (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
hallucination — full definition
- noun A false perception of something that isn't really there, often caused by illness, drugs, or extreme stress.
- noun A confidently stated but false piece of information generated by an AI system.