delusional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪˈluːʒənəl/
Etymology
From delusion + -al.
Meanings
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Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.
You're delusional if you think that plan will work.
Morgan could not remember the last time he had heard his first name used, and he had not even been aware that Captain Jackson knew it. Regardless, he could not reply; he was sure he must be delusional. He had lost too much blood […]
2009, Robert M. Cossel, Master of the Strings, page 57:
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Being, in the form of, or relating to, a delusion.
Delusional jealousy […] A delusional belief that one's partner is being unfaithful. This can occur as part of a wider psychotic illness, secondary to organic brain damage (e.g. following the 'punch drunk syndrome' in boxers), […]
2009, David M. Semple, Roger Smyth, Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry, page 87:The latest act in the Madness of King Donald drama playing globally on every channel underlined the increasingly delusional world the anti-hero inhabits, his fantasies fed and indulged by a cast of sycophants, lackeys and straight grifters, all in it for what they can get.
2026 January 24, Michael Pascoe, “America’s mighty economic power has feet of clay”, in Michael West Media:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most delusional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more delusional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
delusional misidentification syndrome · nondelusional · delusional parasitosis · delusional disorder · delusionally · delusional companion syndrome · delusionality · undelusional · antidelusional · delulu · predelusional
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (40)
es delirando (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · pt ilusório (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · tr kuruntulu (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fi hallusinoiva (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · pt enganador (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · de wahnhaft (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · hu téveszmés (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · gl delirante (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · it delirante (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · pt enganoso (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fi harhainen (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fr qui nie (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fr béjaune (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fr irréaliste (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fr délirant (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · mk за́блуден (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fr insensé (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · hu téveszméje van (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · es delusional (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · de einer Wahnvorstellung anhängend (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · th หลงผิด (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · pt fantasioso (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · mi kaihewa (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fi harhakuvitelmista kärsivä (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · ja 妄想的 (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · hu tévhitben/tévedésben él (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · pt delirante (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · de verblendet (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · cmn 妄想的 (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · gl ilusorio (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fr désillusion (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · tr vesveseli (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · de Wahn- (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · hu el van tévedve (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fr délusionnel (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · id delusional (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · tr hayalî (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · tr sarıntılı (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · fi harhaluuloinen (suffering from or characterized by delusions) · es iluso (suffering from or characterized by delusions)