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delude

/dɪˈluːd/ UK
/dɪˈljuːd/ UK
/dɪˈluːd/ US
/dəˈluːd/ US

Rhymes with -uːd

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From Middle English deluden, borrowed from Latin dēlūdō (“mock, deceive”), from de + lūdō (“to make sport of, to mock”). See ludicrous.

verb deludes · deluding · deluded

transitive To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. Ralph Wiggum is generally employed as a bottomless fount of glorious non sequiturs, but in “I Love Lisa” he stands in for every oblivious chump who ever deluded himself into thinking that with persistence, determination, and a pure heart he can win the girl of his dreams.
Similar: deceive, mislead, lull
obsolete, transitive To frustrate or disappoint. It deludes thy search.

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verb to deceive

Español	deludir, engañar
Français	tricher, tromper
Deutsch	irreführen, täuschen
Italiano	illudere, ingannare
Română	înșela, amăgi
العربية	غَرَّرَ ḡarrara, غَرَّ ḡarra

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@misc{delude_2026,
  title = {delude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}