- Tending to delude.
- Having the nature of a delusion; false: a delusive faith in a wonder drug.
delusiveness de·lu'sive·ness n.
Dictionary:
de·lu·sive (dĭ-lū'sĭv) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: delusive |
adjective
| Antonyms: delusive |
Definition: deceptive
Antonyms: actual, certain, factual, honest, real, truthful
| WordNet: delusive |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
inappropriate to reality or facts
Synonym: false
| delusory | |
| misleading | |
| countercast |
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