delusional
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7.9
- adjective
- /dɪˈluːʒənl/
:
delirante
- After years of believing in a conspiracy theory, he finally admitted that his views were delusional.
- delusional beliefs
- a delusional world
- delusional thinking
And does it not take a naive, delusional human to change?
- And does it not take a naive, delusional human to change?
- You know, it's, it's, it's delusional to think that we can't do better.
- They are not delusional one way or the other.
- So I think we have a delusional sense of what an alpha male is.
- I'm just really quite delusional, young man, you know, taking loads of drugs.
- But KSI, I believe is, is a delusional optimist.
- Maybe you know, everyone's wrong and he has some kind of paranoid delusional personality disorder.
- Now, if you have a true dream, is it ever delusional?
- They truly, really, and to an almost delusional level, believe that they are the victims.
- A haters just like a it's like a delusional fan, essentially.
- It doesn't feel like some sort of, you know, delusional thing anymore.
Examples
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You know, it's, it's, it's delusional to think that we can't do better.
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Of course, I was as delusional about Robert as I was with regard to my mother.
Fiction book (1997) -
So if I look or sound delusional, you got to let me live.
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But that guy was just some delusional man with his own wild ideas.
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It's like a delusional fan, essentially.
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His delusional need for blood was the primary motivation for what he did.
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You suffer from a delusional disorder.
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You're starting to sound delusional.
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In reading the note from the hunchback, we have further evidence that he is delusional.
Academic text (2016) -
Finally, contrary to what some of his critics may think, he is neither delusional nor deceptive.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
167
8.4
Not in touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not there
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8.0
Giving a false idea that something is true
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9.4
Appearing real when it is not
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.7
A mental health problem with strong false beliefs that last a long time and do not change when shown proof
How Delusional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Delusional comes from the Latin deludere, where de- means 'away' and ludere means 'to play'. A helpful image is a 'trick' or 'play' that pulls someone away from the truth, and that's why someone who is delusional has false or unrealistic beliefs.