delude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
To frustrate or disappoint.

/dɪˈluːd/ /dɪˈljuːd/ /dəˈluːd/ en-us-delude.ogg

delude deludes deluding deluded

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

deceive mislead lull

allude deluded delusion delusional elude illude

deludable deludee deluder deludingly delusive undelude

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