Janis Joplin Birthday: 10 Pop Culture Trends Inspired By The Legendary Female Singer (PHOTOS) Today is the birthday of psychedelic goddess and raucous rock icon, Janis Joplin. The front woman of groups like the Full Tilt Boogie Band and Big Brother and the Holding Company would turn 70 years old if she were still magically alive today.
1. delusions of persecution-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. delusion, psychotic belief - (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary.
In the context of my example, they are not attempting to impress. Rather, they are thinking and are saying that they have the ability when they do not have it. They have only made themselves to believe so. Also, delusions of grandeur sounds literary.pistolario Senior Member. I used to think that people who think highly of their abilities are labeled presumptuous but when I looked it up in the dictionary, I was wrong.