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deceit vs delusion

delusion vs deceit

deceit and delusion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deceit Yes No No No
delusion Yes No No No
As nouns, delusion is a hyponym of deceit; that is, delusion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deceit:
  • deceit: the act of deceiving
  • delusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
deceit (noun) delusion (noun)
the act of deceiving the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
the quality of being fraudulent a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
a misleading falsehood (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Difference between deceit and delusion

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