delusional
pronunciation
How to pronounce delusional in British English: UK [dɪ'lu:ʒnəl]
How to pronounce delusional in American English: US [dɪ'luʒnəl]
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- Adjective:
- suffering from or characterized by delusions
Word Origin
- delusional (adj.)
- 1871, from delusion + -al (1).
Example
- 1. Rather than being delusional , dementia patients seem to just be confused .
- 2. I know you think I 'm delusional .
- 3. Is it just an idealistic , delusional view of the future ?
- 4. Was jason cahill just delusional ?
- 5. Even while muammar qaddafi hangs on with delusional determination and western countries debate whether to enforce a no-fly zone , libya 's oil output has halved , as foreign workers flee and the country fragments .