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delusion vs deception

deception vs delusion

delusion and deception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
delusion Yes No No No
deception Yes No No No
As nouns, deception is a hypernym of delusion; that is, deception is a word with a broader meaning than delusion:
  • delusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
  • deception: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of delusion include deceit, dissembling, dissimulation.
delusion (noun) deception (noun)
the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas the act of deceiving
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary a misleading falsehood
Difference between delusion and deception

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