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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Main Entry:labor

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  • labour — 1 BrE, labor AmE noun 1 WORK (U) effort or work, especially physical work: The garage charges 30 an hour for labour. | manual labour (=work with tools you hold in your hands): Building still involves a lot of manual labour. | withdraw your labour …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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