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Definitions of illusion on the Web:
* an erroneous mental representation * something many people
believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
* delusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
* magic trick: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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* An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain
normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions
distort reality, they are generally shared by most people. ...
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Definitions of delusion on the Web:
* (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of
evidence to the contrary * a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea;
"he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a
hallucination" * the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory
ideas
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* A delusion, in everyday language, is a fixed belief that is either
false, fanciful, or derived from deception. Psychiatry defines the term
more specifically as a belief that is pathological (the result of an
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* A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual
facts; The state of being deluded or misled; That which is falsely or
delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief
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* delusory - deceptive: causing one to believe what is not true or
fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"
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* unfounded and irrational beliefs held despite contrary evidence.
Characteristic of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, can be
manifested in delusions of grandeur (believing that one is famous or
powerful) or delusions of persecution (believing that one is being
chased or followed).
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* a false belief that is maintained in spite of contrary evidence.
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* Firm belief in something that is not true despite overwhelming
evidence to the contrary.
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* a persistent or dominating false conception regarding matters of
fact, and which is resistant to reason.
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* Fixed belief opposed to reality and not logically sound.
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--- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote:
>
Bill; Thanks for the description and clarification of the words
"Illusion" and "delusion" you give. According to your description the
correct word that I should have used was Illusion and not delusion.
Thanks for pointing out. Language is a funny thing. Mayka
Mayka,
I agree with you - I think, but then again I might just be delusional!
The English words 'illusion' and 'delusion' refer to something similar,
but there are differences. The term 'illusion' is in my opinion a better
term to describe such things as you've posted below.
The term 'delusion' implies a more sinister and problematic mental
state.
MERRIAM-WEBSTER Online:
ILLUSION = perception of something objectively existing in such a way as
to cause misinterpretation of its actual nature
DELUSION = a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or
persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite
indisputable evidence to the contrary; also : the abnormal state marked
by such beliefs
...Bill!
