Delude (Verb)
Meaning
Be false to; be dishonest with.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She began to delude her family by telling them that she was working late when in fact she was attending parties.
- The corrupt politician tried to delude the public with fake promises and false statistics.
- Some people delude themselves into thinking that wealth guarantees happiness, but it often leads to emptiness and loneliness.
- He had been deluding his friends by claiming he was a successful businessman, when in reality he was on the verge of bankruptcy.
- The advertising agency's job was to delude customers into believing that the product could change their lives for the better, but the reality was very different.
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Hyponyms
- Sell
- Wander
- Fool
- Entrap
- Shill
- Pull A Fast One On
- Betray
- Gull
- Hoax
- Ensnare
- Flim-flam
- Pull Someone's Leg
- Play A Trick On
- Set Up
- Cheat On
- Cheat
- Trick
- Play A Joke On
- Fox
- Chisel
- Fob
- Humbug