noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
suffer
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At first sight it would appear that the world of hip-hop is suffering from delusions of grandeur.
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He was then, still, suffering delusions .
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The point is that you are suffering from a complex delusion .
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The Rabari suffered no such delusion .
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Once again, he was suffering from delusions of grandeur.
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No, the 42-year-old composer does not suffer from delusions of grandeur.
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How splendid, they have a warm spot in their hearts for those suffering from messianic delusion .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
labour under a delusion/misconception/misapprehension etc
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Well, dear Rex was either lying or labouring under a misapprehension.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I was still under the delusion that everyone was trying to cheat me.
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She now had to finally forget the dreams and delusions of her youth
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And wisdom usually follows illusion, delusion , and disillusion.
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Belief in utopian progress is increasingly seen as a delusion .
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Britain's weak balance of payments was not, however, a statistical delusion or the result of a reaction to one.
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He was then, still, suffering delusions.
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It appears to apply also, for example, to psychotic delusions.
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The Foundation has fostered this delusion assiduously.
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The stress of the day had given her delusions.
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We sat in the packed aisles, the building's relative simplicity a delusion for what was to follow.