HyperDic: delusions_of_persecution

English > 1 sense of the expression delusions of persecution:
NOUNstatedelusions of persecutiona delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you
English > delusions of persecution: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined.
Broaderdelusion, psychotic belief(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

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