nihilistic delusion

Definitions of nihilistic delusion
  1. noun
    the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal
    synonyms: nihilism
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    type of:
    delusion, psychotic belief
    (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
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