What does delusional mean?
Delusional means Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs..
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/dɪˈluːʒənəl/ · adjective
Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs..
You're delusional if you think that plan will work.
Morgan could not remember the last time he had heard his first name used, and he had not even been aware that Captain Jackson knew it. Regardless, he could not reply; he was sure he must be delusional. He had lost too much blood […]
Delusional jealousy […] A delusional belief that one's partner is being unfaithful. This can occur as part of a wider psychotic illness, secondary to organic brain damage (e.g. following the 'punch drunk syndrome' in boxers), […]
The latest act in the Madness of King Donald drama playing globally on every channel underlined the increasingly delusional world the anti-hero inhabits, his fantasies fed and indulged by a cast of sycophants, lackeys and straight grifters, all in it for what they can get.
But of course, that excludes the narcissistic delusionals, the deliberate frauds, and the pathological cases of multiple personality. They are all out there in New Age Land, and it's a jungle!
Use delusional when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Delusional means Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs..
Common synonyms include deluded, neurotic, psychoneurotic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
You're delusional if you think that plan will work.
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