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