妄想

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Verb

妄想

  1. to vainly hope to (do something); to attempt in vain
  2. (medicine) to be deluded; to be delusional

Derived terms

  • 痴心妄想
  • 貪心妄想贪心妄想

Noun

妄想

  1. wishful thinking; vain hope
  2. () (medicine) delusion; delusional disorder

Japanese

Kanji in this term
もう
Grade: S
そう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

妄想 (hiragana もうそう, rōmaji mōsō)

  1. a delusion

Verb

妄想する (transitive, hiragana もうそうする, rōmaji 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
  •  (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.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

妄想 (mangsang) (hangeul 망상)

  1. Hanja form? of 망상.
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