delusional

Definitions

1. Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.
2. Being, in the form of, or relating to, a delusion.

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Examples

“You're delusional if you think⟳ that plan⟳ will work⟳.”

“Morgan could not remember⟳ the last⟳ time he had heard his first name⟳ used, and he had not even been aware that Captain Jackson knew it. Regardless, he could not reply⟳; he was sure he must be delusional. He had lost too much blood […]”

“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), […]”

“The latest act in the Madness of King Donald drama playing globally on every channel underlined the increasingly delusional world the anti-hero inhabits, his fantasies fed and indulged by a cast⟳ of sycophants, lackeys and straight grifters, all in it for what they can get⟳.”

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