Verb (used with object), : His conceit deluded him into believing he was important. From Dictionary.com.
Been described as a deluded, pompous, politically incorrect person. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2008] Reference
Had I ventured such talk 'as this a year ago I'd have been dubbed a deluded visionary. From Wordnik.com. [Good Music Made Popular] Reference
But seriously, this title deluded even me. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
It accuses Labour of being 'deluded' and 'opportunist'. From Wordnik.com. [Burning bridges] Reference
What kind of deluded fantasy world are these cretins living in?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bush Turns To Expert Advisers Who Slam Phased Withdrawal, Advocate Escalation In Iraq] Reference
Blair called "deluded" and "self indulgent" by members of his own cabinet by on. From Wordnik.com. [09/03/2006] Reference
They may be 'deluded', if you like, but the one thing they're not out to get is an easy life. From Wordnik.com. [Archbishop answers stimulating questions at Westminster School] Reference
Cameron calling those who disagreed with in the party as 'deluded' further fanned the flames. From Wordnik.com. [Guardian Poll Shows Narrowing Tory Lead] Reference
What kind of deluded, desperate fool have we allowed to roam the White House grounds for so long?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama: In Defiance Of American People, Bush Will Stay In Iraq Forever] Reference
And I think I know why: I think it's because the word "deluded" carries such an ugly connotation. From Wordnik.com. [Austin Carty: A Christian's Defense of Bill Maher] Reference
The bill is myopic at best and "deluded" – the word of the British Medical Journal – at worst. From Wordnik.com. [The NHS deserves better than government meddling | David Miliband] Reference
It just gives the rest of us a chance to snicker at what kind of deluded, desperate wingnut you are. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Mr Brown is also "deluded", he says, to think that Mr Blair can and should anoint him as his successor now. From Wordnik.com. [One legged duck] Reference
Can people stop calling other people 'deluded' please. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Do you consider "deluded" like an insult or something?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Hansen is the worst kind of deluded one note german-phobic pundit. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
And he described strikers as "deluded" for thinking they could win. From Wordnik.com. [Through The Scary Door] Reference
"Many people thought I was crazy or deluded, which is understandable. From Wordnik.com. [Recent activities from doublethumb at MySpace] Reference
How it can be 'deluded' and 'infallible' at the same time, I can't quite understand!. From Wordnik.com. [Ardath] Reference
Well, my criteria for dividing religions into "deluded" and "dangerous" is pretty simple. From Wordnik.com. [Sadly, No!] Reference
The other major parties have come up with choice words of their own: "a joke", "deluded". From Wordnik.com. [BBC Blog Network] Reference
I'm curious exactly how you would define "deluded" if not the way it was defined there. not really. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
But that's exactly the kind of deluded cheerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn't recommend. From Wordnik.com. [The Moderate Voice] Reference
Suwal tearfully told the judge she wasn't the same person who had been "deluded" into committing crimes. From Wordnik.com. [Eliot Spitzer's pimp and madam hawking prison love letters - Oct. 28, 2010] Reference
Torn apart: Courtney Love vented on Facebook about daughter Frances Bean calling her 'deluded' and 'deceptive'. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
As an educational project, please tell me which religions you do NOT divide into "deluded" and "dangerous" categories. From Wordnik.com. [Sadly, No!] Reference
Does the word deluded come to mind?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
"deluded" because of this tendency, just as, well, opportunists. From Wordnik.com. [TPMCafe] Reference
Anyone who says differently is either deluded or dishonest. From Wordnik.com. [Globalization’s Achilles’ Heel] Reference
"Let's not be deluded," says John C. Markowicz, president of Sonalysts. From Wordnik.com. [The Plowshare Problem] Reference
But the fact that writers are deluded jerks is the only thing on Amis's mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Infamous Martin Amis] Reference
His attempt to seduce his old friend's wife is a comic opera of self-deluded intrigue. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating An Unholy Sabbath] Reference
He attacks self-deluded black conservatives, status-seeking black leaders and white racism. From Wordnik.com. [A Prophet With Attitude] Reference
And I think -- and maybe I'm deluded -- that people hope that I'll find happiness at some point. From Wordnik.com. [Tops Of The Morning] Reference
Elizabeth failed him, he deluded himself, and they and their party will have to live with the consequences. From Wordnik.com. ['A Man Not Of This Time'] Reference
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