delusionary
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8.0
- adjective
- /dɪˈluːʒəˌnɛri/
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delirante
- She always had delusionary thoughts that misled her into making poor decisions.
Examples
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My men were pursuing Mr. Foley because he's obviously delusionary and potentially dangerous.
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His delusionary beliefs about being a rock star prevented him from seeing reality.
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As delusionary seizures take root, they can have physical effects.
Fiction book (1994) -
... or hope he eventually awakens from his delusionary stupor...
Blog text (20) -
And why we spend so much time preserving a delusionary institution that screws up so many people, I'll never know.
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Adding the need to calculate the return on a billion-dollar investment by projecting the price of oil accurately for the first 10 years of that project can almost seem delusionary.
Blog text (6) -
He may have advanced delusionary schizophrenia with involuntary narcissistic rage, but he is a very gentle person.
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The novel, in other words, dramatizes its own difference from the Romanesque tradition in terms of its protagonist's psychological battles between delusionary fantasies and reality.
Academic text (1995) -
The politician's delusionary promises did not resonate with the voters.
Synonyms
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7.9
Believing things that are not true
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5.3
Appearing true but making someone believe something that is not true
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Appearing real but trying to trick your mind
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8.1
Making something seem true when it is not
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9.1
Giving a false idea that makes people believe something untrue
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Appearing real but not actually true
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9.4
Appearing real when it is not
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Etymology
Delusionary comes from Latin parts de- 'away' and ludere 'to play', and it is related to the common verb delude, which means to trick someone. That's why delusionary describes something that gives a false impression or makes people believe something untrue.