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
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
What concerns those who study political violence is that the public tensions and fighting have a way of filtering into deluded and unstable minds, indirectly leading to violence.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Here, Monroe’s character, Lee Harker, has managed to escape the deluded clutches of a deeply religious, vacant soul of a mother (Alicia Witt), who lives on a farm and may have a psychic connection to the serial killings.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2024
But to say Starship will not be a game-changer represents the same head-in-the-sand attitude displayed by Bowles a decade ago with his jokes about not waking the deluded dreamers up.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 June 2024
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Adjective
But Butterworth, among our most sophisticated structuralists, also builds a complicated temporal armature for the familiar tale of a deluded, fame-hungry stage mother.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
What concerns those who study political violence is that the public tensions and fighting have a way of filtering into deluded and unstable minds, indirectly leading to violence.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Here, Monroe’s character, Lee Harker, has managed to escape the deluded clutches of a deeply religious, vacant soul of a mother (Alicia Witt), who lives on a farm and may have a psychic connection to the serial killings.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2024
But to say Starship will not be a game-changer represents the same head-in-the-sand attitude displayed by Bowles a decade ago with his jokes about not waking the deluded dreamers up.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluded
Adjective
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An employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide about $151 million of cumulative delivery expenses from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024, Macy’s indicated.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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In a statement accompanying its quarterly earnings results, the department store chain said a single employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting had intentionally created erroneous cost entries from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024.Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Phishing efforts would fail because the passkey would not be transmitted if an attacker created a phony website or deceived a victim.Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The indictment alleges that Adani and his associates deceived investors by concealing the bribery scheme.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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But, don’t be fooled, Jewels intends to enter the competition with intention and strategy.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Poor quality or insufficient data may lead to inaccurate outcomes.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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However, Richard spent many years in Yorkshire, so the accent is likely inaccurate.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Morrible, who tells a completely untrue account of the show’s first act finale, announces that Fiyero and Glinda are engaged to calm a crowd worried about the Wicked Witch.Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Southampton have used 31 players this season, at least three more than any other club, a number which includes three different goalkeepers, all of whom have been the fall guy in misguided passing sequences.Michael Cox, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Police arrested misguided former Louvre employee Vincenzo Perugia, who was under the mistaken belief that the painting belonged to Italy and was among those stolen by Napoleon.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The headlines are still coming thick and fast, pushing advice on a user base now equal parts concerned and confused.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Befuddling sales processes, complex product offerings, and a lack of business transparency have left people feeling more confused than protected in outdated models that don't empower consumers to choose for themselves.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Deluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluded. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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