delusion
noun
an act or instance of deluding.
Example Sentences
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The past, of which he had delusively believed himself to be master long ago, ever stretched its spectre-like form in front of him with more threatening mien.
From The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann
In those days of blissful ignorance I had, of course, no conception of the difficulties of art, and was making that delusively rapid apparent progress which is so very encouraging to all incipient amateurs.
From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
I made a good many mistakes, of course, for there is more than meets the eye in remunerative gardening, chicken farming, and bee-keeping, as there is in most human occupations which appear delusively simple.
From The Quest of the Simple Life by William J. Dawson
That man thinks much too highly, and therefore he thinks weakly and delusively, of any contrivance of human wisdom, who believes that it can make any sort of approach to perfection.
From Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. by Henry Morley
At first the ascent was delusively easy, the sides of the mountain sloped gradually, and the material of which they were composed was a soft spongy turf, very tender and pleasant to walk upon.
From Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices by Charles Dickens
