labor under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception
- labor under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception
labor under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception
◇ If you continue to believe something that is not true, you are laboring under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception.
He still labors under the delusion that other people value his opinion.
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