deluded

[ dih-loo-did ]
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adjective
  1. 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.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of delude.

Origin of deluded

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Other words from deluded

  • non·de·lud·ed, adjective
  • un·de·lud·ed, adjective
  • un·de·lud·ed·ly, adverb

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