Collocations for delusion - noun
ADJ.
dangerous | foolish
I thought the whole idea was just a foolish and dangerous delusion.
I thought the whole idea was just a foolish and dangerous delusion.
paranoid
VERB + DELUSION
get, have, suffer (from)
The psychiatrist said she was suffering from paranoid delusions.
The psychiatrist said she was suffering from paranoid delusions.
PREP.
under a/the ~
He seemed to be under the delusion that he would make his fortune within a few years.
He seemed to be under the delusion that he would make his fortune within a few years.
~ about
He had no delusions about his feelings for Kate.
He had no delusions about his feelings for Kate.
~ of
She had delusions of persecution.
She had delusions of persecution.
PHRASES
delusions of grandeur
(= a belief that you are more important than you actually are) Don''t go getting delusions of grandeur.
(= a belief that you are more important than you actually are) Don''t go getting delusions of grandeur.