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[ dih-lood ] / dɪˈlud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR delude ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), de·lud·ed, de·lud·ing.to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive: His conceit deluded him into believing he was important. Obsolete. to mock or frustrate the hopes or aims of. Obsolete. to elude; evade. Origin of delude1400–50; late Middle English deluden<Latin dēlūdere to play false, equivalent to dē-de- + lūdere to play SYNONYMS FOR delude1 beguile, cozen, dupe, cheat, defraud, gull. SEE SYNONYMS FOR delude ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM deludede·lud·er, nounde·lud·ing·ly, adverbnon·de·lud·ed, adjectivenon·de·lud·ing, adjective un·de·lud·ed, adjectiveun·de·lud·ed·ly, adverbun·de·lud·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deludeWhile obviously not as cartoonish as the deluded leaders in The Office, du Pont seemed to stretch credulity at times. Channing Tatum Is the Real Star of ‘Foxcatcher'|Nico Hines|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST All but in the fevered dreams of power mad politicians and their deluded followers is a world without immigration possible. Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST But for Dawkins the “rape is rape is rape” believers are the deluded absolutists. Atheist King Richard Dawkins’ Rape Fantasy|Tim Teeman|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST When news leaked that Beyoncé lip-synced “The Star Spangled Banner,” her “Beyhive” came alive in (deluded) defense of the star. Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga’s Fan Armies Rally on Twitter|Tricia Romano|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The aggrieved and deluded suggest secession—a question that was definitively settled four score and seven years ago. The GOP Faces Years in the Wilderness After 2012 Election Losses|Robert Shrum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST The non-slaveholders were not deluded followers of the slave owners. Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming The night that gentleman's daughter was deluded to our house, you were one of them.' The Vicar of Wakefield|Oliver Goldsmith She was not deluded about Fanny's character, though the maternal mote in her eye obscured her critical vision of her appearance. Life and Gabriella|Ellen Glasgow You have suffered yourself to be deluded by the whisperings of that feeling whose tendency was to wean your soul from Heaven. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf|George W. M. Reynolds It is a cruel thing that people should be deluded out of their savings by high-sounding names. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, May 6, 1893|Various
British Dictionary definitions for delude
verb (tr)to deceive the mind or judgment of; mislead; beguile rare to frustrate (hopes, expectations, etc) Derived forms of deludedeludable, adjectivedeluder, noundeludingly, adverbWord Origin for deludeC15: from Latin dēlūdere to mock, play false, from de- + lūdere to play Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deludemislead, dupe, hoodwink, misguide, hoax, outfox, cheat, gull, snow, trick, beguile, betray, bluff, juggle, cozen, con, jive, double-cross, string along, sucker |