Wahn
German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German wān, from Proto-West Germanic *wāni.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wahn m (strong, genitive Wahnes or Wahns, plural Wahne)
- illusion, delusion, (vain) hope (leerer/eitler Wahn), false idea, false perception, incorrect image
- (psychiatry) mania, craze, false interpretation of reality
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- Wahneinfall, Wahnidee, Wahnsinn, Wahnvorstellung
- Geisteswahn, Genderwahn, Größenwahn, Hexenwahn, Jugendwahn, Kontrollwahn, Liebeswahn, Männlichkeitswahn, Ordnungswahn, Rassenwahn, religiöser Wahn, Sinneswahn, Verfolgungswahn, Weiblichkeitswahn, Wirklichkeitswahn
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