DELUDED

Adjective

deluded (comparative more deluded, superlative most deluded)

Being affected by delusions.

Synonym: delusional

Verb

deluded

simple past tense and past participle of delude

Source: Wiktionary


DELUDE

De*lude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Deluding.] Etym: [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play, make sport of, mock. See Ludicrous.]

1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of. To delude the nation by an airy phantom. Burke.

2. To frustrate or disappoint. It deludes thy search. Dryden.

Syn.

– To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See Deceive.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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