delusion

sanrı, yanılgı

Birinin doğru olduğuna güçlü biçimde inanabildiği, gerçekte yanlış olan düşünce.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A belief that is not true, even though someone may strongly believe it.

• His belief was a delusion.
• She was under the delusion that everyone admired her.
• The patient’s delusions made everyday life difficult.

Nasıl kullanılır: under the delusion that… (He was under the delusion that the money was his.); delusion of something (She had delusions of unlimited power.)

Eş anlamlılar: false belief, illusion

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: under a delusion, delusion of grandeur, false delusion

yanılgı, aldanma

Yanlış şeyleri doğru sanma durumu ya da birini bunlara inandırma.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The state of believing things that are false, or the act of making someone believe them.

• He lived in delusion for years.
• The truth finally freed her from delusion.
• Their promises kept the public in a state of delusion.

Eş anlamlılar: self-deception, deception

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: state of delusion, live in delusion, delusion and deception