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Fictional vs Delusional - What's the difference?

fictional | delusional |

As adjectives the difference between fictional and delusional

is that fictional is invented, as opposed to real while delusional is suffering from or characterized by delusions.

fictional

English

Adjective

(wikipedia fictional) (en adjective)
  • Invented, as opposed to real.
    • Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters.
    The janitor's account of the crime turned out to be entirely fictional .

    Related terms

    * fictive * fictitious * fictitional

    delusional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Suffering from or characterized by delusions

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