All 3 Uses of
delude
in
1984 by Orwell
- In general, the greater the understanding, the greater the delusion; the more intelligent, the less sane.†
p. 215..7 *
- Some years ago you had a very serious delusion indeed.†
p. 246..6
- When you delude yourself into thinking that you see something, you assume that everyone else sees the same thing as you.†
p. 249..2
Definition:
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(delude) deceive (convince to have a false belief)