"Wahn" meaning in All languages combined

See Wahn on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /vaːn/, [vaːn], [ʋaːn] Audio: De-Wahn.ogg
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: From Middle High German and Old High German wān, from Proto-West Germanic *wāni. Not related to Wahnsinn. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|wān}} Old High German wān, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*wāni}} Proto-West Germanic *wāni Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Wahn m (strong, genitive Wahnes or Wahns, plural Wahne) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Wahnes [genitive], Wahns [genitive], Wahne [plural], strong [table-tags], Wahn [nominative, singular], Wahne [definite, nominative, plural], Wahnes [genitive, singular], Wahns [genitive, singular], Wahne [definite, genitive, plural], Wahn [dative, singular], Wahne [dative, singular], Wahnen [dative, definite, plural], Wahn [accusative, singular], Wahne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. illusion, delusion, (vain) hope (leerer/eitler Wahn), false idea, false perception, incorrect image Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: wahnhaft
    Sense id: en-Wahn-de-noun-aQwJ-H8d Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Related terms: Wahneinfall, Wahnidee, Wahnvorstellung, Geisteswahn, Genderwahn, Größenwahn, Hexenwahn, Jugendwahn, Kontrollwahn, Liebeswahn, Männlichkeitswahn, Ordnungswahn, Rassenwahn, religiöser Wahn, Sinneswahn, Verfolgungswahn, Weiblichkeitswahn, Wirklichkeitswahn
  2. (psychiatry) mania, craze, false interpretation of reality Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Psychiatry
    Sense id: en-Wahn-de-noun-tc~zd6D8 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Kontrollwahn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Liebeswahn"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Rassenwahn"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "religiöser Wahn"
        },
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        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Weiblichkeitswahn"
        },
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            "Healthcare",
            "Sciences",
            "Health",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[vaːn]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʋaːn]"
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      "homophone": "wahren"
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    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "religiöser Wahn"
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      "word": "Sinneswahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verfolgungswahn"
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      "word": "Weiblichkeitswahn"
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