delusion
noun
an act or instance of deluding.
Example Sentences
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I feel, however, that in all these reminiscences I am straying widely from the point which was before my mind when I began this chapter, and that is the delusiveness of a cookery book.
From Station Amusements in New Zealand by Lady (Mary Anne) Barker
A moment’s reflection might teach such an one the delusiveness of these prospects.
From The Young Maiden by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
The second inquiry, therefore, is the meaning of this delusiveness.
From Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Frederick William Robertson
She knew the fascination of wealth, and the delusiveness of self-confidence.
From Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
Now I think it is far more reasonable to believe in another life, than in the delusiveness of these expectations.
From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by William Ware
