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Recent Examples of delusional
Everyone's favorite hideous ogre and delusional donkey are finally reunited.
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Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
There are a lot of delusional people involved in this, too.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
The press was its usual caustic self this weekend, filled with talk about delusional investors who will have a hard lesson to learn.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 June 2026
Coffin diagnosed Murekezi with stimulant use disorder and schizoaffective disorder, which can include delusional and paranoid thoughts and auditory and visual hallucinations.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
As Wilson faltered, the confidence that fueled him early in his career came off as delusional to his critics.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Cut to the now-twentysomething Adam (The Idea of You‘s hunk Nicholas Galitzine), explaining all of this wonky mythology to a date, who writes him off as a delusional, pretty-boy doofus.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
There is a point at which Bud, still trying to resuscitate Brigman, appears delusional to the rest of the crew.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
For my follow-on analysis of details about the OpenAI lawsuit and how AI can foster delusional thinking in humans, see my analysis at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
There are a lot of delusional people involved in this, too.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
The press was its usual caustic self this weekend, filled with talk about delusional investors who will have a hard lesson to learn.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 June 2026
Coffin diagnosed Murekezi with stimulant use disorder and schizoaffective disorder, which can include delusional and paranoid thoughts and auditory and visual hallucinations.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
As Wilson faltered, the confidence that fueled him early in his career came off as delusional to his critics.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Cut to the now-twentysomething Adam (The Idea of You‘s hunk Nicholas Galitzine), explaining all of this wonky mythology to a date, who writes him off as a delusional, pretty-boy doofus.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
There is a point at which Bud, still trying to resuscitate Brigman, appears delusional to the rest of the crew.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
For my follow-on analysis of details about the OpenAI lawsuit and how AI can foster delusional thinking in humans, see my analysis at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delusional
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Conversations need grounding as intuitive Moon in your 3rd House of Communication opposes illusory Neptune in your 9th House of Travel and Learning, so facts and visions compete.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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That is, real, not merely illusory, measures, so that the allure to breach peace for imagined gains is overshadowed.—
Keith Tidman,
Baltimore Sun,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Chris Moltisanti flipped right before his death As Tony's crew and friend circle starts to shrink as the show goes on, our panic attack-prone paisan becomes increasingly paranoid and scrambles to find a successor.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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There’s moments where the audience does question her, but Rachel is ultimately a reliable narrator in the story, albeit the most paranoid and dysfunctional one.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Unlike Magazine Dreams, the modest but satisfying Test avoids the lurid descent into violent psychodrama that swerved into hallucinatory Taxi Driver territory and undercut that film’s integrity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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What results is a hallucinatory exploration of power, control, desire, and — that hottest of fascinated feelings right now — obsession.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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As her life is starting, her mother suffers from an acute schizophrenic episode.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Americans call the sport soccer, the rest of the world calls it football, and therein lies the rub, the disconnection at the heart of the schizophrenic All-American life of Gilbert Chevalier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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This isn’t callousness or delusive optimism but, rather, a rebellion against the suffocating expectation that the elderly have foreclosed the possibility of joy.—
Hillary Kelly,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2024
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To separate art from its historical framework is futile, and to reject it in an effort to censor past violence is a delusive act of virtue signaling.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
5 July 2022
Adjective
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Sang Young agreed with me—we’re just too neurotic and very entitled.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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The beloved Jack Russell Terrier, known for his hard stare, often played the straight dog to the neurotic Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Niles (David Hyde).—
Camille Perri,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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That sky-high valuation has been propelled by some truly surreal buying behavior from everyday investors.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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There are going to be a lot of surreal moments surrounding the World Cup in Kansas City, as much for the diehards and casuals in their soccer fandom as for the locals and visitors.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Delusional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delusional. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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