delusion
nounEtymology
From Latin dēlūsiō.
- derived from dēlūsiō
Definitions
An adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence.
The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
- It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
- Hess, always a muddled man though not so doltish as Rosenberg, flew on his own to Britain under the delusion that he could arrange a peace settlement.
- “Project Greenlight,” however, bore down on the soft underbelly of the movie business, focusing on the delusions and colossal blunders of first-time directors, seemingly selected as much for their unlovability as their talent.
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A fixed, false belief, that will not change, despite evidence to the contrary.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at delusion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at delusion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at delusion
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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