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delusions of adequacy

delusions of adequacy is the plural of delusion of adequacy.

Meaning of delusion of adequacy

Noun

delusion of adequacy (plural delusions of adequacy)

  1. (plural-normally) The false belief that one is adequate; the belief that one is doing a competent job when one is actually incompetent.
    • But compared to the jagged, snow-covered peaks in the distance, the mountains back east were mud hills with delusions of adequacy.2005, Paul Lucas, Linda A. Lavid, Creatura, page 146

Questions about delusions of adequacy

What is delusions of adequacy the plural of?
Delusions of adequacy is the plural of delusion of adequacy.

Words near delusions of adequacy in the dictionary

  1. delusionism
  2. delusionist
  3. delusionistic
  4. delusionists
  5. delusions
  6. delusions of adequacy
  7. delusions of doubles
  8. delusions of grandeur
  9. delusive
  10. delusively
  11. delusiveness

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