Delirium vs. Delusion
Difference Between Delirium and Delusion
Deliriumnoun
A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
Delusionnoun
A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
Deliriumnoun
state of violent mental agitation
Delusionnoun
The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.Deliriumnoun
a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
Delusionnoun
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
Delusionnoun
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Delusionnoun
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea;
he has delusions of competencehis dreams of vast wealth are a hallucinationDelusionnoun
the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
