Delusion: alternatives and connections

An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe wha…

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The act of deceiving or misleading.

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of Dissemble

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The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.

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Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.

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The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; error; mistake; a blunder.

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Nothingness; nihility.

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A kind of monomania in which the patient believes himself transformed into one of the lower animals.

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To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.

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To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.

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Of or pertaining to delusions; as, delusional monomania.

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Of or pertaining to delusions; as, delusional monomania.

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The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; error; mistake; a blunder.

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An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.

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