delusionary (Meaning)
delusionary
a mistaken or misleading belief, a false belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that persists despite the facts and occurs in some psychotic states compare hallucination sense 1, illusion sense 2a, the act of deluding, the abnormal state marked by such beliefs, the act of tricking or deceiving someone, a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary, a false belief that persists despite evidence proving it false and occurs especially in some mentally disturbed states, an abnormal mental state characterized by the occurrence of psychotic delusions, something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
Synonyms & Antonyms of delusionary
Synonyms:
- wacko
- mental
- screwy
- bothered
- bedlam
- kooky
- unquiet
- psychotic
- daffy
- high-strung
- restless
- lunatic
- demented
- certifiable
- deranged
- jittery
- irrational
- wacky
- eccentric
- whacky
- whacko
- loony
- nutty
- distressed
- uneasy
- overanxious
- psycho
- uptight
- crazed
- maniac
- anxious
- mad
- unsettled
- insane
- jumpy
- maniacal
- unstable
- worried
- unbalanced
- daft
- cuckoo
- nervous
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- unreasonable
- pixillated
- crackpot
- haywire
- nuts
- looney
- kookie
- bats
- gaga
- unhinged
- fixated
- meshugah
- meshugge
- obsessed
- balmy
- tense
- unsound
- looney tunes
- wud
- meshuggah
- odd
- loco
- meshuga
- queer
- bughouse
- crackbrained
- non compos mentis
- moonstruck
- barmy
- skittish
- bonkers
- crackers
- fruity
- cracked
- batty
- brainsick
- strange
- loony tunes
- cranky
- scatty
- crazy
- oddball
- pixilated
Antonyms:
delusionary Sentence Examples
- The patient's delusionary thoughts led him to believe that he was a famous actor.
- The cult members held delusionary beliefs about the end of the world.
- The politician's delusionary speech was met with disbelief and ridicule.
- The drug abuse had induced delusionary hallucinations in the individual.
- The defendant's delusionary state of mind made him unable to understand the consequences of his actions.
- The woman's delusionary disorder convinced her that she was being stalked by the government.
- The elderly man's delusionary memories painted a distorted picture of his past.
- The artist's delusionary inspiration led him to create surreal and abstract paintings.
- The conspiracy theorist's delusionary beliefs were based on unfounded evidence.
- The grandiose delusionary ideas of the narcissist made them difficult to interact with.
FAQs About the word delusionary
a mistaken or misleading belief, a false belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that persists despite the facts and occurs in some psy
paranoic, aberrant, disturbed,delusional, paranoiac, paranoid, schizoid, paranoidal, schizophrenic, obsessive-compulsive
unshaken, composed, peaceful, untroubled, unneurotic, level, sane, limpid, relieved, possessed
The patient's delusionary thoughts led him to believe that he was a famous actor.
The cult members held delusionary beliefs about the end of the world.
The politician's delusionary speech was met with disbelief and ridicule.
The drug abuse had induced delusionary hallucinations in the individual.
