deluded

Example Sentences

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If that’s the case, he is more deluded than he seems to think the rest of us are.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

“Are they bigots? Are they deluded in thinking that they are subjected to unfair competition?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Earl's barrister Paul Hynes KC described his client as "a sad individual" and compared him to the deluded fictional character Walter Mitty.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

But she’s not the only one who is either deluded or lying about the implications.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

I consider that Therese may be deluded, for who would accuse her of such an evil as witchcraft?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein