deluded
entertaining a false belief or opinion; mistaken or deceived in mind or judgment:While some deluded commentators welcomed this as "fantastic news," the rest of us were seriously upset.
the simple past tense and past participle of delude.
Origin of deluded
1Other words from deluded
- non·de·lud·ed, adjective
- un·de·lud·ed, adjective
- un·de·lud·ed·ly, adverb
Words Nearby deluded
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How to use deluded in a sentence
So if you decide to play, don’t delude yourself about the risks you are taking.
She deludes herself into thinking she has twin boys with Vision.
All the Marvel Clues You Missed in WandaVision's First Two Episodes | Eliana Dockterman | January 15, 2021 | TimeWhile obviously not as cartoonish as the deluded leaders in The Office, du Pont seemed to stretch credulity at times.
All but in the fevered dreams of power mad politicians and their deluded followers is a world without immigration possible.
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero | Rich Goldstein | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut for Dawkins the “rape is rape is rape” believers are the deluded absolutists.
When news leaked that Beyoncé lip-synced “The Star Spangled Banner,” her “Beyhive” came alive in (deluded) defense of the star.
Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga’s Fan Armies Rally on Twitter | Tricia Romano | January 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe aggrieved and deluded suggest secession—a question that was definitively settled four score and seven years ago.
The GOP Faces Years in the Wilderness After 2012 Election Losses | Robert Shrum | November 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe simple honest-hearted General, who knew not the guile of their hearts, was deluded into wishing them success.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellLet not yourselves be deluded by those who seek the ruin of your province, and of the whole nation.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamBut I never deluded myself for a moment that I was anything approaching those old-time belles.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonI glanced through the letter again, and I felt a warm gush of pity for our poor deluded Liosha.
Jaffery | William J. LockeYet Mr. O'Connell and his party did not fail to stir up the evil passions of the deluded multitude.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
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