tavahhum(m): superstition

Description of tavahhum: Tavahhum is an Urdu noun meaning delusion, superstition, imagination, fancy, suspicion, or obsessive doubt, often implying unfounded beliefs or misconceptions. Unlike mere imagination, which can be creative or neutral, tavahhum carries a negative connotation of erroneous conviction, as in psychology where one insists on a false notion despite evidence. It differs from simple suspicion by involving a stronger, persistent mental fixation akin to hallucination or legal delusion without external cause.