WordNet
delusions of persecution
n. 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
Usage examples of "delusions of persecution".
The rages had become overwhelming, the hallucinations and delusions of persecution even more frantic and extreme.
I don't think any of them is likely to be suffering from delusions of persecution.
The woman was a paranoid schizophrenic with delusions of persecution.
So she had been followed, she had been watched, she was not suffering delusions of persecution!
The wielder of the knife (or gun or blunt instrument) frequently suffered delusions of persecution by extraterrestrials or the CIA and was more likely to be a derelict than a banker, or a politician, or a bureaucrat.