Collocations for delusion - noun
ADJECTIVE
dangerous
paranoid
collective, mass, popular (esp. AmE)
He dismissed the so-called miracle as a collective delusion.
paranoid
collective, mass, popular (esp. AmE)
He dismissed the so-called miracle as a collective delusion.
VERB + delusion
get,
harbour/harbor,
have,
suffer,
suffer from
The psychiatrist said she was suffering from paranoid delusions.
The psychiatrist said she was suffering from paranoid delusions.
PREPOSITION
under a/the delusion
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.
delusion about
He had no delusions about his feelings for Kate.
He had no delusions about his feelings for Kate.
delusion 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.
Don't go getting delusions of grandeur.