delusions of persecution

1. 1.

   a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined

   Broaderdelusion

Questions about delusions of persecution

What does delusions of persecution mean?

delusions of persecution means "a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined".

Is delusions of persecution a common word?

delusions of persecution is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.