Delusion and Paradox

Delusion

Delusion noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.

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Paradox and delusion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paradox" instead a noun "Delusion".

Nearby Words: delude, delusive, delusory, deluded, deluding

Paradox noun - Someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another.

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Delusion and paradox are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delusion" instead a noun "Paradox".

Nearby Words: paradoxical, paradoxically

human	human delusion	human paradox
particular	particular delusion	particular paradox
similar	similar delusion	similar paradox
genuine	genuine delusion	genuine paradox
Other adjectives: sheer, simple, severe, dangerous, bad, personal, possible, final, mere, strange, bizarre, giant.

Celebrity Paradox: Seymour Goldfarb's "hat"; he perpetually refers to himself as Roger Moore (implying a possible Napoleon Delusion), and his gimmicks are pure recycled James Bond.

Source: Film / The Cannonball Run

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