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adjective

Definition of deludednext
as in erroneous

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verb

past tense of delude
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
Adjective
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
Verb
Instead, Weinstein told the jury, Nick Kassotis had been duped and deluded by the mysterious figure Jim McIntyre. — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026 Atheists wrote that my father deluded himself. — Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deluded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluded
  1. erroneous
  2. deceived
  3. inaccurate
  4. fooled
  5. untrue
  6. tricked
  7. misguided
  8. confused
Adjective
  • In addition, the trial judge gave the jury erroneous instructions, the appeals court ruled.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • But such fine evidence of the erroneous human touch in the publishing process is, of course, cherished by collectors of this day.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of erroneous
Verb
  • Part of the robot’s training was to handle situations in which its handlers have deliberately deceived it.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • In the second half, the Paraguayan then deceived the Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev into a yellow card for Michael Olise.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of deceived
Adjective
  • The ruling said Durnell’s claim would require a warning that the EPA did not require – but information counter to EPA’s conclusions is by definition inaccurate.
    — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • They’re also designed to be agreeable and can reinforce a user’s beliefs, even if those beliefs are inaccurate.
    — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of inaccurate
Verb
  • Don’t be fooled by their jaw-dropping price; the flats boast a luxe look thanks to their low profile and—of course—glove silhouette.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • The fluffy blooms on mimosa trees (Albizia julibrissin) look pretty in pink, but don’t be fooled by their dainty appearance.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of fooled
Adjective
  • That was quickly proven untrue, and Profumo resigned in disgrace.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026
  • But several of the observations were simply untrue.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of untrue
Verb
  • Ricky Saints tricked the referee into thinking Lil Yachty used the kendo stick on him, and after traveling all the way to Riyadh, Yachty was tossed out just minutes into the match.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
    — Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Definition of tricked
Adjective
  • Your assumption of my competence, while gracious, would be terribly misguided.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • In 2023, the New Mexico Supreme Court struck down this misguided rule, thereby restoring the public’s stream-access rights enshrined in the state constitution.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Definition of misguided
Adjective
  • In Timon, by contrast, everything is a rush, everything is broke-off and confused, everything is hurtling through suffering towards oblivion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • But when non-negotiable tasks are framed as questions, children can become confused about whether the task is actually optional.
    — Siggie Cohen, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Definition of confused

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