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PSYCHOTIC BELIEF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Synonyms:
delusion; psychotic belief
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("psychotic belief" is a kind of...):
mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "psychotic belief"):
delusions of grandeur (a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are)
delusions of persecution (a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined)
hallucination (illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder)
nihilism; nihilistic delusion (the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal)
somatic delusion (a delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body)
zoanthropy (the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal)
