deluded

adjective

de·​lud·​ed di-ˈlü-dəd 

dē-

: deceived by false beliefs

a deluded eccentric

: having or characterized by delusional ideas

deluded thinking

Examples of deluded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jürgen’s appeared as wildly deluded as my own. — Roger Bennett, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026

About deluded coaches and philandering teammates and practice-field punch-ups. — Leander Schaerlaeckens june 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

His freelance interior-designer wife, Lindsay, isn’t so deluded. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026

Lady Rosebery was an opera devotee, a patron, and a woman with an idea that everyone around her found either visionary or deluded, depending on their temperament. — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of delude

First Known Use

circa 1628, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing deluded

• self-deluded

Rhymes for deluded

• alluded
• colluded
• concluded
• denuded
• eluded
• excluded
• extruded
• exuded
• included
• intruded
• obtruded
• occluded