deluded

adjective de·lud·ed \ di-ˈlü-dəd , dē- \

|Updated on: 31 May 2018

Definition of deluded

: deceived by false beliefs

a deluded eccentric

: having or characterized by delusional ideas

deluded thinking

Recent Examples of deluded from the Web

Unfortunately, this sort of deluded thinking is just as prevalent in our modern world; nowhere more so than in cybersecurity.

— robert hackett, Fortune, "Cyber Saturday—Would You Buy Cybersecurity From a Witch Doctor?," 19 May 2018
These men and women are not protesting the elimination of Southern culture and history, but rather reacting to their own deluded notions that white people are losing control of our country.

— tyler coates, Esquire, "It's No Longer About Southern Heritage. In Fact, It Never Was.," 12 Aug. 2017

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