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    deluded
    /dəˈlo͞odəd/

    adjective

    • 1. believing something that is not true: "the poor deluded creature"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deludedDeluded Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DELUDED is deceived by false beliefs : having or characterized by delusional ideas. How to use deluded in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDELUDED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    believing things that are not real or true: What a deluded fool I've been. Talking to him, I wondered how anyone could be so deluded. Fewer examples. People are deluded if they think climate change is going to fix itself. The fact that they think their interests will be served by this shows just how deeply deluded they are.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDELUDE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to believe something that is not true, especially because you want to believe it: He's deluding himself if he thinks he's going to be promoted this year. Maybe we've just deluded ourselves into thinking we can solve the problem. See. delude. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deludeDelude Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive, trick. … people he regards as deluded by the romantic idea that children somehow possess innate knowledge … Andrew Delbanco.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDELUDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. to deceive the mind or judgment of; mislead; beguile 2. rare to frustrate (hopes, expectations, etc).... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deludeDelude - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If you delude someone into thinking something, you are making a fool of them, or making them foolish. The word shares a root with ludicrous which means completely ridiculous. The thing that you foolishly believe is a delusion. Someone with delusions of grandeur has deluded themselves into thinking they are very, very special.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDELUDED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Believing in something that is false.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › deludedDeluded - definition of deluded by The Free Dictionary

    1. To cause to hold a false belief; deceive thoroughly: unscrupulous brokers who deluded their clients about the underlying value of the stocks they were touting. See Synonyms at deceive. 2. Obsolete To elude or evade. 3. Obsolete To frustrate the hopes or plans of.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › deluded_adjdeluded, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    delundung, n. 1840–. delusible, adj. 1665. Browse more nearby entries. deluded, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDELUDED - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "DELUDED": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.