adjective
deluded
dih-LOO-dihd
adjective
1
Holding a belief that is clearly false, often stubbornly.
"He was deluded enough to think he could win without training."
How to Use Deluded
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBelieving something untrue, usually despite obvious evidence to the contrary.
Word Forms
more deluded comparative, most deluded superlative
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