All 7 Uses of
delude
in
The Soloist
- If the poor soul is that delusional, he's even sicker than I thought.
Chpt 1.2 *delusional = out of touch with reality (having false beliefs)
- It's a chilling moment that offers a glimmer of the delusion he lives with.†
Chpt 1.2
- He's got a philosophical take that actually makes sense in a daffy and delusional way, and it's almost as if he's stolen my questions beforehand and is now toying with me.†
Chpt 1.7
- She tells me about her husband's delusional sister, who resisted treatment and was protected by existing laws, which prevented Jacobs and her husband from getting her the help they knew she needed.†
Chpt 1.11
- He's as delusional as he was on the day I met him, and his latest hallucination is that an L.A. Times guard poured water into one of his violins and ruined it while we were at Disney Hall.†
Chpt 2.14
- Nathaniel was rambling in a delusional, menacing way.†
Chpt 2.17
- I wanted to believe they promised a breakthrough, but such optimism seems delusional now Pete Snyder's schedule will allow only one lesson a month or so, and Lamp isn't going to keep a light on for Nathaniel indefinitely.†
Chpt 2.21
Definition:
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(delude) deceive (convince to have a false belief)