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It seems important to find ways of reminding ourselves that most 'familiarity' is meditated and delusive.
David Foster Wallace

Meaning of "delusive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DELUSIVE

delusive  [dɪˈluːsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELUSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Delusive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DELUSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of delusive in the English dictionary

The definition of delusive in the dictionary is serving or tending to delude.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DELUSIVE


abusive
əˈbjuːsɪv
allusive
əˈluːsɪv
collusive
kəˈluːsɪv
conclusive
kənˈkluːsɪv
conducive
kənˈdjuːsɪv
disillusive
ˌdɪsɪˈluːsɪv
elusive
ɪˈluːsɪv
exclusive
ɪkˈskluːsɪv
illusive
ɪˈluːsɪv
inclusive
ɪnˈkluːsɪv
inconclusive
ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv
intrusive
ɪnˈtruːsɪv
nonexclusive
ˌnɒnɪksˈkluːsɪv
occlusive
əˈkluːsɪv
preclusive
prɪˈkluːsɪv
reclusive
rɪˈkluːsɪv
seclusive
sɪˈkluːsɪv
ultraexclusive
ˌʌltrəɪkˈskluːsɪv
unconclusive
ˌʌnkənˈkluːsɪv
unexclusive
ˌʌnɪkˈskluːsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DELUSIVE

delubrum
deludable
delude
deluded
deluder
deluge
delundung
delusion
delusional
delusionary
delusionist
delusions of grandeur
delusively
delusiveness
delusory
delustrant
delustre
Delvaux
delve
delver

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELUSIVE

all-inclusive
amusive
applausive
comprehensive
contusive
diffusive
effusive
excusive
extrusive
infusive
inobtrusive
musive
nonintrusive
obtrusive
plausive
prelusive
protrusive
suffusive
unabusive
unapplausive
unplausive

Synonyms and antonyms of delusive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DELUSIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «delusive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of delusive

Translation of «delusive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DELUSIVE

Find out the translation of delusive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of delusive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «delusive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚妄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

engañosa
570 millions of speakers

English

delusive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धोखे से भरा हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المضللة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обманчивая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delusive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্রান্তি-উত্পাদক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

illusoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trügerischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

欺まん的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Delusive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gạt gâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

delusive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भ्रामक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aldatıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingannevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złudny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оманлива
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amăgitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψεύτικος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

misleidende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förvillande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

illusorisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of delusive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DELUSIVE»

The term «delusive» is normally little used and occupies the 131.660 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DELUSIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about delusive

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3 QUOTES WITH «DELUSIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word delusive.
1
Helen Hunt Jackson
O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind.
2
Leland Stanford
Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty of a nation first to encourage the creation of wealth; and second, to direct and control its distribution. All such theories are delusive.
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David Foster Wallace
It seems important to find ways of reminding ourselves that most 'familiarity' is meditated and delusive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELUSIVE»

Discover the use of delusive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delusive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Delusive Spaces: Essays on Culture, Media and Technology
The book investigates the archaeology of media and machine, mapping the different methods and metaphors used to speak about technology.
Eric Kluitenberg, 2008
2
"Delusive Beauty": Femmes Fatales in English Romanticism
Andrea Rummel teaches English Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Gießen, Germany. She studied English and International Law at the universities of Bonn, Germany, and Oviedo, Spain.
Andrea Rummel, 2008
3
Indian Railway and Flotilla Guarantees, Examined and Found ...
With Extracts from the Official Contracts Between the Indian Government and the Several Companies, as Published by Order of Parliament James Mills. Loan, it had the possibilities Of profit, should the undertakings in which these various ...
James Mills, 1861
4
Clinical Practice for People with Schizophrenia: A ...
For persons with schizophrenia, the determination to become involved in the delusive reality is so strong that they may become very much absorbed in active delusion and hallucination to an extent that their behaviors and responses to others ...
Kam-Shing Yip, 2006
5
Literary Power and the Criteria of Truth
What the fisher "strikes" are avatars of the speaker and his wishful- ness, "the fish who came / To worship the delusive flame." The "delusive flame" is the ignis fatuus, or will-o'-the-wisp, a common image of uncan- niness and treachery.
Laura Quinney, 1995
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Classics of Western Philosophy, 8th Edition:
1364 directly aware of material things' [or apud23 Price, that our sense-data are not parts of the surfaces of material things] for the reason that 'veridical and delusive perceptions may form a continuous series. Thus, ifI gradually approach an ...
Steven M. Cahn, 2012
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Philosophical Theories
Ayer argues that 'if, when our perceptions were delusive, we were always perceiving something of a different kind from what we perceived when they were veridical, we should expect our experience to be qualitatively different in the two cases.
Morris Lazerowitz, Alice Ambrose, 1976
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... calamity: »chance, fortune, hap, hazard mislay »misplace mislead delude, beguile, »deceive, betray, double-cross Ana entice, inveigle, »lure, tempt, seduce : »dupe, gull, hoodwink, hoax, bamboozle misleading, deceptive, delusive, delusory ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
9
Philosophical Skepticism
entities of which we are aware in absolutely all cases ± namely, `perceptions', delusive or veridical. But of course, if one has already been induced to swallow the idea that every case, whether `delusive' or `veridical', supplies us with ...
Charles Landesman, Roblin Meeks, 2008
10
Letters on Theron and Aspasio: Addressed to the Author
430 sense of power to direct and control them, is declared to be delusive, and contrary to the truth of things. And this delusive sense, now set in a more advantageous light, is thought worthy, nearly, to fill not only its own former place, but also ...
Robert Sandeman, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELUSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delusive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
John Legend Shows Butt On Instagram Too – Justin Bieber Starting …
It even John's smart partner, Chrissy Teigen purchased a little delusive and papped an attempt her husband's exposed behind without ever ... «Vocal Republic, Jul 15»
2
Rivlin Slams MK Who Blasted Arabs
"This very statement is delusive and irresponsible,” Rivlin told an Army Radio reporter who covered the festive meal. “What I said in my speech ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
3
Shed Some Light on the Choices, the Stakes, the Battle, the Heroism …
It is designed for those souls who are still mired in the delusive belief that this material world is the end all. It is for those whose limited ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
4
Gnostic Mysticism Grounds Modern Progressive Ideology
Likewise are the institutions arising from these distinctions—like marriage or family—inherently false and delusive. Such systems of this fallen ... «The Federalist, Jun 15»
5
States' Reaction to Same-sex “Marriage” Ruling: A Little Talk, Even …
But we shouldn't entertain any delusive talk of “rule of law.” As Chief Justice Roberts said, Obergefell had nothing to do with that at all. Related ... «The New American, Jun 15»
6
Cracking Classics: A Newbie's Guide to Paranoia Agent, Episode …
... enigma where a patient, through some sort of disconnect in cognitive assessment ability devolves into a paranoid delusive state of believing ... «The Mary Sue, Jun 15»
7
The Power – and Curse – of Charisma
It is dangerous in that it tends to be delusive, to give those fortunate enough to have it an exaggerated sense of their own capacities and ... «Algemeiner, Jun 15»
8
The man who hated San Francisco
He opened by writing that the “delusive whispers of mischievous sirens” had duped the world about California's true horrors, but that soon “the ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 15»
9
Deputy And Police Commissioner Of New South Wales Acquitted On …
Mr. McDonald accused Mr. Scipione of giving a delusive perception of officers' criminal histories to the State Parliament and general public. «International Business Times AU, Jun 15»
10
May this Ramadan end sectarian conflicts
It is an unsettling fact that some Muslims attach credence to fanatical views and delusive hadiths that support war and conflict stemming from ... «Tehran Times, Jun 15»

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