妄想

delusion, 妄想

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noun Rare #23,005
delusion,妄想 A false belief or imagined idea, often used in psychological contexts; it can also refer more loosely to fantasies or delusions.
JA: 彼は妄想にとらわれている。
EN: He is trapped in a delusion.

だから彼の妄想の原因心のされた

Therefore, the cause of his delusions was attributed to mental illness.

— 嵐の中で (2018)

君は僕の妄想

You're a figment of my imagination.

— ファイト・クラブ (1999)

お前が俺の妄想

You're just a figment of my imagination!

— ファイト・クラブ (1999)

君は完全な妄想状態にあるんです

You're completely delusional.

いや全部俺の妄想

No... was it all just my imagination?

— 君の名は。 (2016)

妄想です

It's just my imagination.

何か妄想なの

Is this some kind of delusion?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

仕事は失敗ばかりで妄想じゃ信じられない

Even if work is nothing but failure, I can’t believe it was all just in my head…

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

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