Term: delusions of persecution: a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined
Candidate hypernym: delusion: (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary → 1
Candidate hypernym: mailing: the transmission of a letter → 0
Candidate hypernym: american merganser: common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander → 0
Candidate hypernym: michigan lily: lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots → 0
Candidate hypernym: steelmaker: a worker engaged in making steel → 0
Candidate hypernym: intraocular lens: an artificial lens that is implanted into the eye of someone to replace a damaged natural lens or someone who has had a cataract removed → 0
Candidate hypernym: openbill: stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip → 0
Candidate hypernym: crossroads: a point where a choice must be made → 0
Candidate hypernym: gerbera: genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies → 0
Candidate hypernym: goodeniaceae: a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China → 0
Candidate hypernym: observation: the act of observing; taking a patient look → 0