delusional

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delusional

  • /dɪˈluːʒənəl/

adjective more delusional · most delusional

  1. Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs. You're delusional if you think that plan will work.

    Similar: deluded

  2. 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), […]

noun delusionals

  1. A person suffering from a delusion. But of course, that excludes the narcissistic delusionals, the deliberate frauds, and the pathological cases of multiple personality. They are all out there in New Age Land, and it's a jungle!

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Closest in meaning: neurotic, psychoneurotic, illusive, illusory, misleading, whimsical, amazing, erratic, inconsistent, imaginary, incoherent, hilarious, delightful, imagined, misidentification, insane

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adj suffering from or characterized by delusions

Españoldelirando, delusional, iluso
日本語妄想的 mōsōteki
中文妄想的 wàngxiǎng de
Portuguêsilusório, enganoso, fantasioso, enganador, delirante
Françaisbéjaune, délirant, qui nie, insensé, délusionnel, désillusion
Deutschwahnhaft, Wahn-, einer Wahnvorstellung anhängend, verblendet
Italianodelirante

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@misc{delusional_2026,
  title = {delusional},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delusional},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}