deluded

[ dih-loo-did ]

adjective

1. entertaining a false belief or opinion; mistaken or deceived in mind or judgment:

   While some deluded commentators welcomed this as "fantastic news," the rest of us were seriously upset.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of delude ( def ).

Other Words From

• non·de·lud·ed adjective
• un·de·lud·ed adjective
• un·de·lud·ed·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of deluded¹

delude ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

They were just a useful punching bag for fascist leaders, who needed a hate object to dangle in front of their deluded supporters.

From Salon

Or maybe, like Rogan, they are just deluded enough to think that Trump will shut up now that he got what he wanted.

From Salon

What's sad is that Trump and his allies don't even hide how much they think his voters are ignorant and deluded.

From Salon

In 2019, ahead of Trump's state visit to the UK, Lammy also posted that the then-president was "deluded, dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic" and "no friend of Britain".

From BBC

Maybe I’m just hardwired to say this as a Gen X-er, but it’s been exasperating to see that optimism harden among some boomers into a kind of deluded self-regard.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• misled
• tricked