Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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delusion | Yes | No | No | No |
nihilism | Yes | No | No | No |
delusion (noun) | nihilism (noun) |
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the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake |
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | complete denial of all established authority and institutions |
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary | the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal |