der Wahn

C1 Noun frequency rank #7,336

What Wahn means

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)

Forms

der Wahn · no common plural

Pronunciation

Wahn in a sentence

Die Liebe ist ein Wahn.

Love is a delusion.

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Wahn is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #7,336 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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