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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O’Hara relished playing deluded snobs like this wealthy Manhattanite with artistic ambitions from director Tim Burton’s horror comedy about two dead owners of a country house who want to drive out its new buyers.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That sequence also introduces a placidly smiley Kylie Jenner playing herself on seemingly a Valium-Adderall speedball of deluded bounciness.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Here, this happily deluded dingus is played by a modern master of the type, David Cross.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
The Athletic was told of one manager turning down a mid-table Premier League club because their ambitious and/or deluded owner had promised to sign Kylian Mbappe, a couple of years before the French superstar moved to… Real Madrid.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That sequence also introduces a placidly smiley Kylie Jenner playing herself on seemingly a Valium-Adderall speedball of deluded bounciness.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Here, this happily deluded dingus is played by a modern master of the type, David Cross.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
The Athletic was told of one manager turning down a mid-table Premier League club because their ambitious and/or deluded owner had promised to sign Kylian Mbappe, a couple of years before the French superstar moved to… Real Madrid.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Deluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deluded. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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