delusive
adjective/dɪˈluːsɪv/
/dɪˈluːsɪv/
(also delusory
(formal)/dɪˈluːsəri/, /dɪˈluːzəri/
/dɪˈluːsəri/, /dɪˈluːzəri/
)- not real or true synonym deceptiveWord Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin delus- ‘mocked’, from the verb deludere ‘to mock’, (from de- (with pejorative force) + ludere ‘to play’) + -ive.
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