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deception vs delusion

delusion vs deception

deception and delusion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deception Yes No No No
delusion Yes No No No
As nouns, delusion is a hyponym of deception; that is, delusion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deception:
  • deception: the act of deceiving
  • delusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
deception (noun) delusion (noun)
the act of deceiving the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers 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 deception and delusion

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