deludedadj.
/dɪˈl(j)uːdɪd/ Deceived by mocking prospects, beguiled, misled: see the verb.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [adjective] > affected by delusion, deluded
ygiled1340
beguileda1533
deceived1569
enchanteda1617
deludeda1628
prestigiated1647
illusional1900
illusioned1920
a1628 Sir J. Beaumont Transfig. Our Lord in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 145 To weane, deluded mindes From fond delight.
1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence iv. 153 With disappointment and a deluded expectation.
1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 237 Their deluded votaries.
Derivatives
deˈludedly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [adverb] > in a deluded manner
deludedly1830
1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 364 So deludedly stupid as to believe himself Apollo.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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