Wahn
derNoundelusion; mania
English translations
- 01
delusion
- 02
mania
- 03
hallucination
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Wahn ist eine falsche, unkorrigierbare Überzeugung, die nicht mit der Realität übereinstimmt.
- English meaning
- Delusion
- Synonym
- Illusion, Täuschung
- German example
- Er lebte in dem Wahn, dass er ein berühmter Künstler sei.
- English example
- He lived under the delusion that he was a famous artist.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Wahn
- Plural Form
- die Wahne
Related words
- Wahnsinn
Madness
- wahnsinnig
Insane
- Wahnsinnsding
Awesome thing
- Wahnvorstellung
Delusion
- wahnhaft
Delusional
- wahnwitzig
insane
- Wahnsinnsspaß
Crazy fun
- Verfolgungswahn
A mental disorder in which the affected person mistakenly believes they are being persecuted, threatened, or spied on by others.
- Größenwahn
Delusions of grandeur
- Rinderwahn
Mad cow disease
- Dermatozoenwahn
delusional parasitosis
- Jugendwahn
Youth obsession describes the excessive obsession with youthfulness and the attempt to stop aging.
- Kontrollwahn
Control mania
- Grössenwahn
Delusions of grandeur is a mental disorder characterized by exaggerated beliefs about one's own importance, power, or abilities.
- Rinderwahnsinn
Mad cow disease
- größenwahnsinnig
Megalomaniacal
- Koller
Fit of rage, madness, or confusion.
- Kaufsucht
Compulsive buying disorder, oniomania
- megalomanisch
Megalomanic means having delusions of grandeur, excessively self-aggrandizing.
- kirre
Crazy, confused
- Psychose
Psychosis
- Dachschaden
to be nuts, to have a screw loose
- Delirium
delirium
- Irrwitz
Absurdity
- Verrücktheit
Madness is a state of mental confusion or obsession.
- verrückt
crazy
- Irrsinn
Madness
- Psychotikerin
Psychotic woman
- Militarismus
Militarism
- Paranoia
Paranoia
- Irrsinnigkeit
Insanity
- schimärisch
Chimerical, illusory
- gigantomanisch
Gigantic, grandiose, megalomaniacal
- Manie
Mania
- Koller
Fit of rage, madness, or confusion.
- Tollheit
Greatness, awesomeness
- psychotisch
Psychotic
- irrsinnig
Insane means crazy, mad, or extremely unreasonable.
- megaloman
Megalomanic means having delusions of grandeur, an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or power.
Example sentences with “Wahn”
Er lebt in einem Wahn. (He lives in a delusion.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Wahn' masculine?
Yes, 'der Wahn'.