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de·lu·sive    Audio Help   [di-loo-siv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
2.of the nature of a delusion; false; unreal: a delusive belief.
Also, de·lu·so·ry    Audio Help   [di-loo-suh-ree] Pronunciation Key.

[Origin: 1595–1605; delus(ion) + -ive]

—Related forms
de·lu·sive·ly, adverb
de·lu·sive·ness, noun
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de·lu·sive    Audio Help   (dĭ-lōō'sĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Tending to delude.
  2. Having the nature of a delusion; false: a delusive faith in a wonder drug.

de·lu'sive·ly adv., de·lu'sive·ness n.
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delusive

adjective
inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" 

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