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   • Mr. Jevons speaks of Agamemnon's "confidence in the delusive dream" as at variance with his proceedings, and would excise II. They prophesied falsely, led the people away and awakened the delusive hope of an early return from the captivity. Delusive definition: tending to delude; misleading; deceptive. See examples of DELUSIVE used in a sentence.

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   What does delusion mean?

   • 1. Tending to delude. 2. Having the nature of a delusion; false: a delusive faith in a wonder drug. de·lu′sive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   What does it mean if you believe in a delusive idea?

   • What you believe in might be called a delusion. All of these words come from the Latin deludere which means "to play false, deceive." Also related to this word: Ludicrous. When you fall for a delusive idea, you are sometimes seen as ludicrous.

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   adjective. uk / dɪˈluː.sɪv / us / dɪˈluː.sɪv / (also delusory, uk / dɪˈluː.s ə r.i / us / dɪˈluː.sɚ.i /) Add to word list. false: I harboured the delusive hope that he would return my love. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wrong. aberrantly. abnormal. amiss. anomalous. false negative. false positive. falsely. flawed. invalidly.

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     adjective. us / dɪˈluː.sɪv / uk / dɪˈluː.sɪv / (also...

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   • Delusive in Traditional Chinese

     DELUSIVE translate: 錯誤的，虛假的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     DELUSIVE translate: 错误的，虚假的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   1. : likely to delude. delusive promises. 2. : constituting a delusion. delusive beliefs. delusively adverb. delusiveness noun. Synonyms. beguiling. deceitful. deceiving. deceptive. deluding. delusory. fallacious. false. misleading. specious. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of delusive in a Sentence.

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   Delusive definition: tending to delude; misleading; deceptive. See examples of DELUSIVE used in a sentence.

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   Your delusive hopes might tempt you to look away from reality, but if you believe delusive statements, you are deluded. What you believe in might be called a delusion. All of these words come from the Latin deludere which means "to play false, deceive."

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   adjective. us / dɪˈluː.sɪv / uk / dɪˈluː.sɪv / (also delusory, us / dɪˈluː.sɚ.i / uk / dɪˈluː.s ə r.i /) Add to word list. false: I harbored the delusive hope that he would return my love. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wrong. aberrantly. abnormal. amiss. anomalous. bark. false negative. false positive. falsely. flawed. invalidly.

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   DELUSIVE definition: tending to delude ; misleading | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

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   Define delusive. delusive synonyms, delusive pronunciation, delusive translation, English dictionary definition of delusive. adj. 1. Tending to delude. 2. Having the nature of a delusion; false: a delusive faith in a wonder drug. de·lu′sive·ly adv. de·lu′sive·ness n.