- nihilistic delusion
- nihilistic delusion n the belief that oneself, a part of one's body, or the real world does not exist or has been destroyed
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nihilistic delusion
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nihilistic delusion — noun the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal • Syn: ↑nihilism • Hypernyms: ↑delusion, ↑psychotic belief * * * noun : the belief that oneself, a part of one s body, or the real… … Useful english dictionary
delusion of negation — nihilistic delusion a depressive delusion that the self or part of the self, part of the body, other persons, or the whole world has ceased to exist … Medical dictionary
Delusion — This article is about psychiatric condition. For the concept in Eastern spirituality, see Delusion (spirituality). Delusionism redirects here. For Wikipedia delusionism (also known as inletionism ), see meta:delusionism. See also: Delusional… … Wikipedia
delusion — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, acting, affectation, agnosia, airy nothing, apparition, appearance, artifice, attitudinizing, autism, bamboozlement, befooling, block, blocking, bluff, bluffing, bubble, calculated deception,… … Moby Thesaurus
delusion — A false belief or wrong judgment held with conviction despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. [L. de ludo, pp. lusus, to play false, deceive, fr. ludo, to play] d. of control, d. of being controlled a d. in which one experiences one s… … Medical dictionary
depressive delusion — a delusion that is congruent with a predominant depressed mood, such as a delusion that one is being persecuted because of one s sinfulness or inadequacy, somatic delusions of serious illness, nihilistic delusions, or delusions of poverty … Medical dictionary
psychotic belief — noun (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary • Syn: ↑delusion • Derivationally related forms: ↑delusional (for: ↑delusion), ↑delude ( … Useful english dictionary
nihilism — 1. In psychiatry, the delusion of the nonexistence of everything, especially of the self or part of the self. 2. Engagement in acts that are totally destructive to one s own purposes and those of one s group. [L. nihil, nothing] therapeutic n. a… … Medical dictionary
block — Synonyms and related words: Boeotian, Dutch auction, afterthought, agate, agnosia, apply to, aquatint, arm, arrest, auction, auction block, auction sale, autolithograph, ax, balk, ball, bar, barricade, barrier, baseball bat, bat, batch, battery,… … Moby Thesaurus
delirium — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afebrile delirium, agnosia, apparition, ardor, block, blocking, brainchild, brainstorm, bubble, calenture, childbed fever, chimera, continued fever, craze, deliriousness, delusion, delusion of persecution,… … Moby Thesaurus
