"overvalued idea" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈvæljuːd aɪˈdɪə/ [UK], /ˌoʊ.vɚˈvæljud aɪˈdi.ə/ [US] Forms: overvalued ideas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} overvalued idea (plural overvalued ideas)
  1. (psychiatry) A false or exaggerated and sustained belief that is maintained with much less than delusional intensity (i.e., the individual is able to acknowledge the possibility that the ideas may not be true). The belief is accompanied by a strong emotional response, that take priority over all other mental activity. Categories (topical): Psychiatry, Thinking Synonyms: over-valued idea Related terms: delusion, idée fixe Translations (abnormal belief): überwertige Idee (German), сверхце́нная иде́я (sverxcénnaja idéja) [feminine] (Russian), idea sobrevalorada (Spanish), övervärdig idé (Swedish)

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