delusional

adjective

Definition of delusionalnext
1
as in illusory

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2
as in paranoid

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  1. illusory
  2. paranoid
  3. hallucinatory
  4. delusive
  5. neurotic
  6. surreal
  7. schizoid
  8. imaginary
Adjective
  • The developers have also added new skills related to the dodge roll, such as the ability to leave behind an illusory copy of your character to act as a decoy, which make the new mechanic feel essential to the modernized gameplay the sequel implements.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of enjoying my time with them and living in the moment, I was preoccupied with trying to curate an illusory holiday vibe.
    Melissa Jean-Baptiste, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of illusory
Adjective
  • There’s something transactional and performative in all his personal interactions that borders on sociopathy, before fame gave him good reason to be paranoid.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That should help other masters athletes be a little less paranoid about the dangers of an occasional training break.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of paranoid
Adjective
  • In Sewing Machine, 2000, the mechanism’s operator—this time male—seems not to be sewing at all, but conducting some kind of shamanistic ritual that sends the other figures populating the painting’s hallucinatory space into their own incommensurable realms of reverie.
    Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The actors and filmmaker discuss wrapping William S. Burroughs' life into the hallucinatory dream sequence.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of hallucinatory
Adjective
  • This isn’t callousness or delusive optimism but, rather, a rebellion against the suffocating expectation that the elderly have foreclosed the possibility of joy.
    Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
  • To separate art from its historical framework is futile, and to reject it in an effort to censor past violence is a delusive act of virtue signaling.
    WSJ, WSJ, 5 July 2022
Definition of delusive
Adjective
  • Some parents are neurotic about validating their kids’ emotions or guarding their individuality; others fixate on maximizing their career potential.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In Silva’s hands, CeCe is clever and witty, neurotic and full of longing, both wise and naive.
    Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of neurotic
Adjective
  • In 1986, Lynch released his erotic mystery Blue Velvet, which further cemented his unique point-of-view with dark, surreal story-building.
    McKinley Franklin, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
  • According to Pinterest, the basic premise of Butter Yellow is imaginative living that includes anything from a surreal modern yellow bubble vase to a doll-like swipe of yellow eye shadow.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of surreal
Adjective
  • The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
    Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Definition of schizoid
Adjective
  • The feature, from experimental filmmaker Matthew Rankin, is an absurdist comedy set in an imaginary Canada where French and Farsi are the country’s two official languages.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Since Southern California was located somewhere near 6:30 on this imaginary clock face, the result was winds traveling from east to west — the opposite of their normal direction.
    Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of imaginary
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