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deluded

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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.
[Middle English deluden, from Latin dldere : d-, de- + ldere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]
de·luder n.
de·luding·ly adv.
Translations
deluded [dɪˈluːdɪd] ADJ → iluso, engañado
deluded [dɪˈluːdɪd] adj (= misguided) → bercé(e) d'illusions
deluded
adj → voller Illusionen; poor deluded girl → arme Irre
deluded [dɪˈluːdɪd] adj → illuso/a
deluded [dɪˈluːdɪd] adj → illuso/a


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I am trying to recover my spirits -- I am trying to forget the poor deluded girl who was foolish enough to be fond of Frank in the old days at Combe-Raven.
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