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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In Joe Mantello’s staggering new production of Arthur Miller’s 1949 American tragedy, self-deluded everyman Willy Loman (Lane) gets lost in the funhouse mirror of his life, haunted by the squandered potential of both him and his son, Biff (the revelatory Christopher Abbott).
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
His freelance interior-designer wife, Lindsay, isn’t so deluded.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Becker interviews people from other disciplines—mathematicians, neuroscientists—and the result is a book that does a great job of showing how deluded, stupid, or in bad faith many of these billionaires’ claims are, and of providing a powerful antidote to hype.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Jürgen’s appeared as wildly deluded as my own.
—Roger Bennett, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
His freelance interior-designer wife, Lindsay, isn’t so deluded.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Becker interviews people from other disciplines—mathematicians, neuroscientists—and the result is a book that does a great job of showing how deluded, stupid, or in bad faith many of these billionaires’ claims are, and of providing a powerful antidote to hype.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Jürgen’s appeared as wildly deluded as my own.
—Roger Bennett, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Deluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deluded. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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