Delusion and Reality

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Delusion

Delusion noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.
Usage example: her idea that her new man is a long lost prince is surely just a delusion
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Reality is an antonym for delusion in topics: misconception, disillusion.
Nearby Words: delude, delusive, delusory, deluded, deluding

Reality

Reality noun - Something that actually exists.
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Delusion is an antonym for reality in dream topic.
Nearby Words: realize, real, realise, realistic, realization
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human human delusion human reality
similar similar delusion similar reality
common common delusion common reality
total total delusion total reality
Other adjectives: fake, real, dangerous, bad, possible, twisted, shared, strange, bizarre, different.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Shutter Island Fire/Water Juxtaposition: As symbolism for the juxtaposition between delusion and reality.
    Source: Film / Shutter Island
  • Visual Novel / Under The Moon Ashe retreats into self-delusion, unable to cope with the reality of what happened.
    Source: Visual Novel / Under The Moon
  • Film / Shutter Island Water is the opposite of fire in the same way that reality is the opposite of delusion.
    Source: Film / Shutter Island
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