How to say delusion in Japanese

迷想【めいそうmeisou】

noun:

  • delusion; misconception; illusion

Example Sentences

あのano少女shoujoはha自分jibunがga王女oujo様samaだdaというtoiu妄想mousouにniとらわれているtorawareteiru。
That girl is under the delusion that she is a princess.
小さいchiisaiころkoroはha、自分jibunがga死ねshineばba世界sekaiはha消えるkieruとto思っomoてteいiたta。幼稚youchiなna妄想mousou！自分jibunはhaいiないnaiのにnoni世界sekaiがga続くtsuzukuのnoはha許せyuruseなかっnakaたta。
When I was a kid, I thought that if I died the world would just disappear. What a childish delusion! I just couldn't accept that the world could continue to exist without me.

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