deluded

[dih-loo-did]

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.

Other Word Forms

• nondeluded adjective
• undeluded adjective
• undeludedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of deluded¹

delude ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

They’re dismissing those who attend as deluded cultists, hardening hearts on each side even more.

From Los Angeles Times

Brian: Martin is deluded, heard him say before the game, "we are in a good place at the moment".

From BBC

But she’s not the only one who is either deluded or lying about the implications.

From Salon

At best, they were narrowly competent; at worst, morally compromised and dangerously deluded.

From Salon

"Any time from the outside I've seen her in a difficult situation, she says it's tough and she's honest. She isn't deluded. She always addresses it."

From BBC

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