Delusive (Adjective)
Meaning
Inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She held on to a delusive dream of finding true love, even though all her relationships had failed so far.
- His optimism was beginning to wear off, replaced by a nagging fear that his plan was nothing but delusive nonsense.
- After investing a fortune, the couple came to realize that the scheme had been a delusive get-rich-quick trap from the very beginning.
- In spite of warnings, he pinned all his hopes on the promise of easy money, completely disregarding the facts, only to fall victim to delusive scams time and time again.
- Delusive ideologies dominated her reasoning and this gave way to terrible political agendas with chaotic policies as aftermath