Etymology

delusion

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Today it means: An adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence. Full definition →

Latin dēlūsiō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēlūsiō
  2. Latin · borrowed fromdēlūsiō
  3. English todaydelusion

Borrowed from Latin dēlūsiō. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “a direct borrowing from latin or e.g. through french?”)

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