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妄想
mousou
Description
「妄想」は、じっさいには起きないことを、頭の中でいろいろと想像することです。
"妄想" means imagining various things in your mind that do not actually happen.
楽しい妄想もありますが、現実とはちがう考えを表すこともあります。
There are enjoyable 妄想, but it can also represent ideas different from reality.
Meanings
妄想mousou
wild fantasy; daydream about something unlikely
有名人になる妄想をよくする。
I often daydream about becoming a celebrity.
妄想mousou
delusion; false belief (as in psychology)
だれかにねらわれているという妄想を持つ。
I have the delusion that someone is targeting me.
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Notes
- Etymology
妄 (reckless/false) + 想 (thought/idea), literally a groundless imagining.
- Nuance
often used playfully in casual speech for far-fetched daydreams, but clinically means delusion.
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