Noun
der Wahn
Pronunciation: /vaːn/
delusion, illusion, (vain) hope (very strong but ultimately misguided or fantastical beliefs or motivations)
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Meanings
Noun
- delusion, illusion, (vain) hope (very strong but ultimately misguided or fantastical beliefs or motivations)
- obsession, craze
- delusion, false interpretation of reality (perception not founded in reality)
Example sentence
Die Liebe ist ein Wahn.
Love is a delusion.
Word forms
singular
der Wahn
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Wahn
Accusativeden Wahn
Dativedem Wahn
Genitivedes Wahnes
Wahn has no common plural.
Usage
- in dem Wahn leben, dass … — Live under the delusion that something is true.
- Wahn / Wirklichkeit — A delusional belief versus reality.
Er lebte in dem Wahn, niemand könne ihn täuschen.
He lived under the delusion that no one could deceive him.