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

Anderson’s film is nowhere near as bad, but it’s as deluded about reality and self-important about its perspective as “Crash” was.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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

We were utterly dependent on this man, who was not only deluded and ignorant, but incompetent in every way.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt