as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet
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Recent Examples of deluded
Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
Delusion is the stuff of tragedy, and what ravaged beauty Crews’s books possess comes from their deluded sense of hope.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Hope is often beautiful and deluded, fleeting and fragile and precious, but satisfaction and its opposite are real.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Who else can possibly prevent Ethan’s nemesis, Gabriel (Esai Morales), in his deluded attempts to master that diabolical gizmo?
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Verb
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
Delusion is the stuff of tragedy, and what ravaged beauty Crews’s books possess comes from their deluded sense of hope.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Hope is often beautiful and deluded, fleeting and fragile and precious, but satisfaction and its opposite are real.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Who else can possibly prevent Ethan’s nemesis, Gabriel (Esai Morales), in his deluded attempts to master that diabolical gizmo?
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluded
Verb
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There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lauber ruled that discounted cash flow valuation of land is erroneous as a matter of law.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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One subject of a Raffi Khatchadourian piece complained that multiple details about his life were made up and demanded to know what idiot had given Khatchadourian the erroneous details.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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And don’t be fooled by their small size — these dishes hold a surprising amount of food.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Apple had to claw back key features, including its (very funny but very inaccurate) text message and news app summaries.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The agent’s outputs could be inaccurate, irrelevant or even risky, negatively impacting ROI.—
Manosiz Bhattacharyya,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Claims that the school was not cooperating with its student groups are untrue, university officials said, and the event will take place at Desert Financial Arena at no cost to students or their organizations.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But getting anything positive said about my work or any defense against untrue attacks was almost impossible.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By enjoying the exciting spectacle, their fans have willingly become mindless followers—idol worshippers who are too misguided, and naive, to see they’re being led toward their own destruction.—
Yvonne Kim,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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For a long time, dietary guidelines recommended that people reduce their fat intake, a suggestion that turned out to be too broad and misguided.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Deluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluded. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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