What does delusory mean?

delusory means "causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true".

How many syllables are in delusory?

delusory has 4 syllables: de-lu-so-ry. The stress falls on "lu".

What is another word for delusory?

Close synonyms include deceptive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delusory a common word?

delusory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

delusory — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
“deceptive calm”
“a delusory pleasure”
Synonymsdeceptive
Similarunreal

Questions about delusory

What does delusory mean?: delusory means "causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true".
How many syllables are in delusory?: delusory has 4 syllables: de-lu-so-ry. The stress falls on "lu".
What is another word for delusory?: Close synonyms include deceptive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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