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Meaning of "delusory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DELUSORY

delusory  [dɪˈluːsərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELUSORY

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

WHAT DOES DELUSORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of delusory in the English dictionary

The definition of delusory in the dictionary is consisting of or containing delusions.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DELUSORY


accessory
əkˈsɛsərɪ
anniversary
ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ
aspersory
əˈspɜːsərɪ
bursary
ˈbɜːsərɪ
conclusory
kənˈkluːsərɪ
cursory
ˈkɜːsərɪ
discursory
dɪsˈkɜːsərɪ
elusory
ɪˈluːsərɪ
exclusory
ɪkˈskluːsərɪ
goosery
ˈɡuːsərɪ
grocery
ˈɡrəʊsərɪ
illusory
ɪˈluːsərɪ
mercery
ˈmɜːsərɪ
necessary
ˈnɛsɪsərɪ
patisserie
pəˈtiːsərɪ
percursory
pəˈkɜːsərɪ
precursory
prɪˈkɜːsərɪ
prelusory
prɪˈljuːsərɪ
reclusory
rɪˈkluːsərɪ
sorcery
ˈsɔːsərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DELUSORY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELUSORY

advisory
compulsory
derisory
extrasensory
extrusory
infusory
intercessory
multisensory
neurosensory
nonsupervisory
possessory
prolusory
promissory
provisory
responsory
sensory
somatosensory
suasory
supervisory
suspensory

Synonyms and antonyms of delusory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DELUSORY»

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

Translation of «delusory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DELUSORY

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

Translator English - Chinese

迷惑的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ilusoria
570 millions of speakers

English

delusory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ख़याली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

delusory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бредовое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delusory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্রান্তি-উত্পাদক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

illusoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gurauan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trügerisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

delusory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

delusory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Delusory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sai lầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

delusory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भ्रामक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

delusory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

illusoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

delusory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маячний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iluzoriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυταπάτες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

illusoir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

delusory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

illusoriske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of delusory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DELUSORY»

The term «delusory» is normally little used and occupies the 135.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DELUSORY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELUSORY»

Discover the use of delusory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delusory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Understanding and Controlling the German Cockroach
Schrut and Waldron (1963) reported a case of delusory parasitosis where family members were overwrought by a "severe" infestation of cockroaches. In reality, there had been an initial low-level infestation of American cockroaches. But the ...
Riverside Michael K. Rust Professor of Entomology University of California, Inc. John M. Owens Research Entomologist S.C. Johnson and Sons, Racine Wisconsin, Riverside Donald A. Reierson Research Entomologist University of California, 1994
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Altruism and Reality: Studies in the Philosophy of the ...
bSod nams rtse mo's whole strategy in commenting on Bodhicaryavatara 9:140 is to make the negative point that both negandum and negation are delusory, 'if the son of a barren woman is delusory, his death is also delusory' (m0 gsham gyi ...
Paul Williams, 2013
3
Experience of God and the Rationality of Theistic Belief
In this argument, to say that S's experience of O is delusory is to say that S has an experience which seems to be of O, whereas in actuality it is not an experience of O. That S's experience is delusory in no way entails that O is absent or does ...
Jerome I. Gellman, 1997
4
Ask the Bugman: Environmentally Safe Ways to Control ...
M: Of all the bug calls I get, the most frustrating are from people who suffer from delusory parasitosis (DP). I try to explain to them what DP is: a condition in which the patient believes that insects or mites are crawling on, biting, or burrowing in ...
Richard Fagerlund, Johnna Autumn Strange, Johnna Lachnit, 2002
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Felt Meanings of the World: A Metaphysics of Feeling
There cannot be an experienced difference in this respect, for if there were, a delusory intuition would not be a delusory intuition, i.e., it would not deceptively seem to be a real intuition. This observation enables us to understand that there are ...
Quentin Smith, 2010
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Abe: Zen and Western Thought Pa
Consequently, even though Nietzsche similarly makes problematic the delusory nature of the world and fundamental deception in some sense, in his case the will to power is affirmatively posited behind them. In Zen, on the contrary, there is ...
Masao Abe, William R. LaFleur, 1989
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... tempt, seduce: »dupe, gull, hoodwink, hoax, bamboozle misleading, deceptive, delusive, delusory all mean having an appearance or character that leads one astray or into error. Misleading is the general term applicable to something which,  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
8
Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction
Why should the fact—assuming for the moment that it is a fact—that the unanimity thesis is true be a point in the mystic's favor, a reason, perhaps, for judging her or his experience to be veridical rather than delusory? Well, suppose that while ...
William L. Rowe, 2006
9
Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite ...
Chapter.23.discusses.some.of.the.families.of.parasitic.mites.that.may.attack. poultry,. livestock,.companion.animals,.and.humans. What.is.not.discussed.in. these.chapters.is.delusory parasitosis,.which.is.a.belief.that.there. are.bugs,. worms ...
Marjorie A. Hoy, 2011
10
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Delusory. Acariasis. and. Acarophobia. Becauseoftheirtiny sizeandthe general lackofknowledge about mites bythe general public, mites are often mistakenly blamed as the causeof skin problems or bitelike sensations when the underlying  ...
Gary R. Mullen, Lance A. Durden, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELUSORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delusory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Going through the motions
... mind, with all the convolutedness that implies, not the delusory one-dimensional stuff that is peddled in most family melo-dramas—evidenced ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
2
If I Wish to Know the Reality
It purifies the mind by making it free from desires, anger, greed, delusory thoughts, arrogance and jealousy. A giver gives, because he has ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
3
St. Louis sought globalization for hundreds of years
... would rescue, advance, and sustain their city's economic, political, and social welfare has been delusory and contradictory,” Berger writes. «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
4
Your Antics Are No Longer Funny! Open letter to Senate President …
... are what we expected to dominate our airwaves not your personal tussle for power in your own self delusory “Game of Thrones” soap opera. «Osun Defender, Jun 15»
5
'DWELL': Art show opens a door to our dreams of home
And how precarious or delusory are those dreams? “DWELL,” the new show at G. Gibson Gallery, addresses those questions from a variety of ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
6
Does Milan Kundera Still Matter?
These are the emissaries of delusory optimism. The Book of Laughter and Forgetting also taught readers that there is a good sort of laughter—sardonic, ... «The Atlantic, Jun 15»
7
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Leftist politicians offered a delusory agenda: winning new funding to pay debt due without undertaking the austerity measures recommended ... «Philippine Star, Jun 15»
8
Bonhomie in the Hills
The rank and file of the GJMM is acutely aware that it would be delusory to harbour overly optimistic thoughts. Having been charged with the ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»
9
The Stacks: Jack Kerouac Was the Winston Churchill of the Beats
... fantastic-sick-delusory-taboo-grandiose thoughts? The latter seems more reasonable if less glamorous; I've chickened out the same way. «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
10
Najib the Bugis 'warrior' who hides from 90-yr-olds, then shoots from …
This is further displayed when the patient suffers serious agoraphobia, the fear of enclosed places, accompanied by delusory reliance on ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jun 15»

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