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 *delusion = a false belief
- 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. 249.2delude = deceive (convince to have a false belief)