delude

de·lude  (d-ld)

tr.v. de·lud·ed, de·lud·ing, de·ludes

1. To deceive the mind or judgment of: fraudulent ads that delude consumers into sending in money. See Synonyms at deceive.

2. Obsolete To elude or evade.

3. Obsolete To frustrate the hopes or plans of.

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[Middle English deluden, from Latin dldere : d-, de- + ldere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·luder n.

de·luding·ly adv.

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delude

Verb

[-luding, -luded] to make someone believe something that is not true [Latin deludere]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

delude - be false to; be dishonest with cozen, deceive, lead on betray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" victimise, victimize - make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man" chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" shill - act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up" flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke on - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" befool, fool, gull - make a fool or dupe of cheat on, cuckold, wander, betray, cheat - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg - subject to a playful hoax or joke ensnare, entrap, frame, set up - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" humbug - trick or deceive

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delude

verb deceive, kid (informal) fool, trick, take in (informal) cheat, con (informal) mislead, impose on, hoax, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic) bamboozle (informal) hoodwink, take for a ride (informal) pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead up the garden path (informal) cozen, misguide

Translations

delude [dɪˈluːd] vt → engañar

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delude [dɪˈluːd] vt → tromper, leurrer;

to delude o.s. → se leurrer, se faire des illusions

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delude [dɪˈluːd] vt → täuschen;

to delude o.s. → sich dat etwas vormachen

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delude [dɪˈluːd] vt → deludere, illudere

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delude

v delude [diˈluːd]

to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies) She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her. mislei, fop, flous يَخْدَع، يَغُش заблуждавам klamat (se), namluvit narre; vildlede; føre bag lyset sich vormachen ξεγελώ, παραπλανώ engañar eksiteele viima گول زدن؛ فریب دادن johtaa harhaan, tuudittautua (se) tromper לְהָשלוֹת धोखा देना zavesti, zavaravati becsap menipu leiða á villigötur, blekkja (sjálfan sig) illudere まどわす 속이다, 현혹하다 apgauti, suklaidinti maldināt memperdaya wijsmaken føre bak lyset, lyve for (seg selv) oszukiwać, okłamywać iludir a (se) înşela заблуждаться klamať (sa) slepiti (se) zavaravati se lura, förleda, bedra หลอกลวง kandırmak 欺騙，哄騙，迷惑 обманювати, вводити в оману دھوکا دینا ، گمراہ کرنا lừa dối ai 欺骗，哄骗，迷惑

n deˈlusion [-ʒən]

a false belief, especially as a symptom of mental illness The young man was suffering from delusions. misleiding, waan, valse voorstelling خِداع، غِش заблуда blud, halucinace vrangforestilling die Wahnvorstellung πλάνη, αυταπάτη falsa ilusión, alucinación pettekujutlus توهم؛ خیال واهی harhaluulo hallucination אַשלָיָה भ्रांति obmana,privid érzékcsalódás halusinasi hugarórar; ranghugmynd fissazione 妄想 착각, 망상 manija maldīšanās; mānija menipu waanvoorstelling vrangforestilling, selvbedrag ułuda delírio deziluzie заблуждение; галлюцинация blud, halucinácie zabloda, iluzija opsena villfarelse, inbillning, vanföreställning การเข้าใจผิด hayal, kuruntu (醫學)妄想 манія; галюцинація وہم ، خام خیالی بطور خلل sự đánh lừa （医学）妄想