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妄想

妄想

Chinese

absurd; fantastic
 
to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
simp. and trad.
(妄想) 		妄 想

Noun

妄想

  1. wishful thinking
  2. delusion

Verb

妄想

  1. to try in vain
  2. to be deluded

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妄 想
もう
Grade: S 		そう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

妄想 ‎(hiragana もうそう, romaji mōsō)

  1. a delusion

Verb

妄想する ‎(transitive, hiragana もうそうする, romaji mōsō suru)

  1. have a delusion; stay in a fantasy

Compounds

  • 誇大妄想 (こだいもうそう) ‎(kodaimōsō): megalomania
  • 被害妄想 (ひがいもうそう) ‎(higaimōsō): delusion of injury
  • 妄想症 (もうそうしょう) ‎(mōsōshō): paranoia

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Hanja in this term
妄 想

Noun

妄想 • ‎(mangsang) ‎(hangeul 망상)

  1. Hanja form? of 망상.

Pronunciation

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