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
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
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
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
Verb
One source of support she’s found is the Human Line Project, an AI safety group that collects data on people who have been deluded or emotionally affected by chatbots.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluded
Adjective
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Patients who received the erroneous letters can contact MaineHealth’s patient relations department to confirm their status — alive and well — and ensure their records remain accurate.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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So that's completely erroneous.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In fact, the term itself was an epithet throughout the founding era, a way to describe ignorant and easily deceived popular majorities, perpetually vulnerable to demagogues.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Of course someone like Denji would fall for it, and in a way, the desire to be deceived is actually an important aspect of romantic feelings.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The officials were fooled, ruling it incomplete.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The lead was brief as Andrei Svechnikov fooled Gustavsson with a low shot on the next shift.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Joy Buolamwini, a computer scientist at MIT Media Lab, has written extensively on the dangers of inaccurate and racially biased facial recognition systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Gemini integration naturally raises concerns about the chatbot hallucinating inaccurate information.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And nobody likes to be tricked.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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What a treat to be tricked thusly.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Alex has apparently not seen the series but has heard about it and says what viewers are watching is untrue, according to the statement.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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These included the claim that Barack Obama had put Clooney up to it, which Clooney said is untrue.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In truth, there were many factors behind the fall of the Soviet Union — Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars program and other geopolitical provocations, the drop in oil prices, drastic leadership mistakes like the war in Afghanistan, a misguided alcohol policy, and [Mikhail] Gorbachev’s reforms.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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This power grab and installed gerrymandering fix was a misguided attempt to make two wrongs a right.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Prince Harry's hat choice confused fans, who believed the royal should have been rooting for the Toronto Blue Jays due to Canada’s link to the United Kingdom.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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George Catts, the city council’s agricultural commissioner who led the parade atop his horse, was confused.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Deluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluded. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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