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• past tense form of delude.
• past participle of delude.

deluded

American  

[dih-loo-did] / dɪˈlu dɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• nondeluded
  adjective
• undeluded
  adjective
• undeludedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of deluded

delude ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

deluded

If that’s the case, he is more deluded than he seems to think the rest of us are.

From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026

But he is also so paranoid, deluded and consumed with self-loathing that throughout this caustically witty novel we can’t help but root for him every step of the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

The trip sent him into what he describes as a "deluded" state.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

But come off the trail, properly off, and drive somewhere, as we did now, and you realize how magnificently deluded you have been.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Related Words

• misled
• tricked