deluded

adjective

de·​lud·​ed di-ˈlü-dəd How to pronounce deluded (audio)
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: deceived by false beliefs
a deluded eccentric
: having or characterized by delusional ideas
deluded thinking

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Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025 The fact that Putin even thought that the U.S. needs the Russian economy shows how deluded Putin still is. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Aug. 2025 These are monumental achievements, inconceivable in the past, that will allow the state to navigate the swings and roundabouts a deluded Congress imposes on us. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025 Baker reaches from Virginia’s slaveholding history to the poet Ezra Pound’s deluded post–World War II fascism to the misogynistic trolls of Gamergate in her quest to understand Unite the Right. Book Marks june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for deluded

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of delude

First Known Use

circa 1628, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deluded was circa 1628

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“Deluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deluded. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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