People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.
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Delusions
Synonyms for "delusions" (198 found)
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delusion of persecutiondelusivenessdereismdeviancydisguisedisorientationdissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdistortiondreamdream visiondreamlanddreamworldduperyeidolonenmeshmentensnaremententanglemententrapment
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equivocationerrancyerroneousnesserrorfacadefacefakefakeryfakingfallaciousnessfallacyfalse airfalse belieffalse frontfalse showfalsenessfalsityfancyfantasyfaultfaultinessfeigningfeintfigmentflawflawednessflight of ideasflimflamflimflammeryfond illusionfoolingfour-flushingfraudfrontghostgiltglosshallucination
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Related words (99)
hallucinosishamartiaheresyheterodoxyhoodwinkinghumbughumbuggeryidolignis fatuusillusionimpostureinsanitykiddingmasquerademental blockmental confusionmeretriciousnessmiragemisapplicationmisbelief
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misconceptionmisconstructionmisdoingmisfeasancemisinterpretationmisjudgmentmistakenihilismnihilistic delusionostentationoutward showoutwittingoverreachingparalogiapeccancyperversionphantasmphantompipe dreamplayactingposeposingposturepreconceptionpretensepretensionpretextpsychological blockputting onrepresentationruseseemingself-contradictionself-deceitself-deceptionself-delusionsemblanceshadeshamshowsimulacrumsimulationsinsinfulnesssnow jobsong and dancesophismsophistryspeciousnessspooferyspoofingspuriousnessstratagemsubterfugeswindlingtricktrickerytrickinesstrickingtripunorthodoxyuntruenessuntruthuntruthfulnessvaporvarnishvictimizationvisionwillful misconceptionwindow dressingwishful thinkingwrongwrong impressionwrongness
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The final delusion is the belief that one has lost all delusions.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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When did these delusions first occur?
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