deluded
adjective
de·lud·ed
di-ˈlü-dəd 
dē-
: deceived by false beliefs
a deluded eccentric
: having or characterized by delusional ideas
deluded thinking
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Earlier this morning, abusive and deluded homeless man dressed in white was shouting up and down our street, blowing on trumpet.
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Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The premise is a lot better than the execution, though, despite Harrelson’s ability to bring out the sweetness and decency in a deluded fool who can only communicate with the world through his love of graphic novels.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is no deluded attempt to deny the passage of time.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
But Butterworth, among our most sophisticated structuralists, also builds a complicated temporal armature for the familiar tale of a deluded, fame-hungry stage mother.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The premise is a lot better than the execution, though, despite Harrelson’s ability to bring out the sweetness and decency in a deluded fool who can only communicate with the world through his love of graphic novels.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is no deluded attempt to deny the passage of time.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
But Butterworth, among our most sophisticated structuralists, also builds a complicated temporal armature for the familiar tale of a deluded, fame-hungry stage mother.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Deluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deluded. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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