заблужде́ние — meaning in English
zabluzhdeniye
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English meaning
- aberration noun Something that departs noticeably from what is normal, expected, or typical.
- deception noun An action or scheme designed to make someone believe something untrue.
- delusion noun A firmly held false belief, maintained even against clear evidence.
- fallacy noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
- misconception noun An idea or belief that is factually wrong, even though it is widely held.
- mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
Senses
заблужде́ние is used for these senses in English:
- aberration (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]
- aberration A partial alienation of reason. [Early 19th century.]
- deception An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
- delusion The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
- fallacy (logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.
- mistake An error.
aberration — full definition
- noun Something that departs noticeably from what is normal, expected, or typical.
- noun (optics) A defect in a lens or mirror that prevents light from focusing perfectly.