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View usage for: delusive in American English (dɪˈlusɪv) adjective1. tending to delude; misleading 2. of or like a delusion; unreal Also deˈlusory (dɪˈlusəri) Derived forms delusively (deˈlusively) adverb delusiveness (deˈlusiveness) noun Word origin L delusus (see delusion) + -ive Examples of 'delusive' in a sentencedelusive She sat there rocking to and fro, in the delusive belief that she was facing the worst.And why did he always yearn to embrace those delusive fantasies? Synonyms of 'delusive'deceptive, misleading, spurious, illusory More Synonyms of delusive delusive emblems of liberty Additional synonymsDefinition wildly fanciful or imaginary Synonyms fanciful, wild, fantastic, fabulous, vain, imaginary, visionary, unreal, unfounded, illusory, quixotic, hallucinatory, illusive, delusiveTheir argument is fallacious. Synonyms incorrect, wrong, mistaken, false, misleading, untrue, deceptive, spurious, fictitious, illogical, erroneous, illusory, delusive, delusory, sophistic, sophistical Definition seeming to be true, but actually false the illusory nature of nationhood Synonyms unreal, false, misleading, untrue, seeming, mistaken, apparent, sham, deceptive, deceitful, hallucinatory, fallacious, chimerical, delusive- delude
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