Deluding — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb adjective /di-ˈlüd/ (verb) /ˌself-di-ˈlü-diŋ/ (adjective) de·lude

Meaning & Definition of Deluding

Deluding (verb)

  1. to mislead the mind or judgment of, deceive, trick
  2. frustrate, disappoint
  3. evade, elude

Deluding (adjective)

  1. deluding or serving to delude oneself especially concerning one's true nature, abilities, feelings, etc.

Deluding (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. tending or having power to deceive

    "the deluding appearance of the surface of the river, which is actually quite fast-moving"

    similar: beguiling, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, fallacious, false, misleading, specious
    related: artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, shady, shifty, slick, sly, sneaking, sneaky, subtile, subtle, trick, trickish, tricky, underhand, underhanded, wily, inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, bewildering, confounding, distracting, perplexing, puzzling, ambidextrous, crooked, defrauding, dishonest, dissembling, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, fast, fraudulent, knavish, lying, mendacious, untrustworthy, untruthful, bogus, counterfeit, fake, feigned, forged, jive (slang), phony, sham, spurious, insidious, perfidious, treacherous, ambiguous, circuitous, equivocal, evasive, artificial, backhanded, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, two-faced
    opposite: aboveboard, forthright, nondeceptive, straightforward
    near: candid, direct, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, clarifying, elucidative, explanatory, illuminating, revealing, revelatory, honest, trustworthy, truthful

Deluding (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to cause to believe what is untrue

    "we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet"

    similar: bamboozling, beguiling, bluffing, buffaloing, burning, catching, conning, cozening, deceiving, duping, faking out, fooling, gaffing, gammoning, gulling, having, having on (chiefly British), hoaxing, hoodwinking, hornswoggling, humbugging, juggling, misguiding, misinforming, misleading, snookering, snowing, spoofing, stringing along, suckering, sucking in, taking in, tricking, doing a number on, leading one down the garden path, pulling one's leg, pulling the wool over one's eyes
    related: kidding, putting on, teasing, bleeding, cheating, chiseling, defrauding, diddling, euchring, fleecing, flimflamming, hustling, mulcting, rooking, shortchanging, skinning, squeezing, sticking, stinging, swindling
    opposite: undeceiving
    near: debunking, exposing, revealing, showing up, uncloaking, uncovering, unmasking, disclosing, divulging, telling, unveiling, disabusing, disenchanting, disillusioning

Related Entry: Delude (verb)

Delude is a different word from Deluding. The synonyms below are for delude, not for deluding.

  1. to cause to believe what is untrue

    "we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet"

    similar: bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, deceive, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on (chiefly British), hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, suck in, sucker, take in, trick, do a number on, lead one down the garden path, pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes
    related: kid, put on, tease, bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, fleece, flimflam, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle
    opposite: undeceive
    near: debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask, disclose, divulge, tell, unveil, disabuse, disenchant, disillusion

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Deluding

The most common words with a similar meaning to Deluding:

Chiefly British: having on
beguiling, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, fallacious, false, misleading, specious, bamboozling, bluffing, buffaloing, burning, catching, conning, cozening, duping, faking out, fooling, gaffing, gammoning, gulling, having, hoaxing, hoodwinking, hornswoggling, humbugging, juggling, misguiding, misinforming, snookering, snowing, spoofing, stringing along, suckering, sucking in, taking in, tricking, doing a number on

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Deluding

Words with the opposite meaning of Deluding:

aboveboard, forthright, nondeceptive, straightforward, undeceiving

Related Words for Deluding

artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, shady, shifty, slick, sly, sneaking, sneaky, subtile, subtle, trick, trickish, tricky, underhand, underhanded, wily, inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, bewildering, confounding, distracting, perplexing, puzzling, ambidextrous, crooked

Near Antonyms of Deluding

candid, direct, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, clarifying, elucidative, explanatory, illuminating, revealing, revelatory, honest, trustworthy, truthful, debunking, exposing, showing up, uncloaking, uncovering, unmasking, disclosing, divulging, telling, unveiling

Word Forms of Deluding

Inflections: deluded

Derived words: deluder (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Deluding

Middle English deluden, dylluden "to deceive, frustrate," borrowed from Latin dēlūdere "to deceive, dupe," from dē- de- + lūdere "to play, jest, spend one's time trivially, trifle with" ludicrous

First known use: 15th century

Words & Phrases Containing Deluding

self-deluding

Frequently Asked Questions about Deluding

What does "Deluding" mean?

"Deluding" means to mislead the mind or judgment of, deceive, trick. As an a verb and an adjective, it is defined as: to mislead the mind or judgment of, deceive, trick. It has 2 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Deluding"?

Other words for "Deluding" include beguiling, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, fallacious and false. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Deluding" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Deluding"?

There are 128 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Deluding". Common alternatives include beguiling, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, fallacious, false, misleading and specious.

What is the opposite of "Deluding"?

Antonyms of "Deluding" include aboveboard, forthright, nondeceptive, straightforward and undeceiving. Near antonyms include candid, direct, foursquare and frank.

How do you use "Deluding" in a sentence?

Examples of "Deluding" in a sentence: "the deluding appearance of the surface of the river, which is actually quite fast-moving"; "we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet".

Is "Deluding" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Deluding" can be used as a verb and an adjective, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Deluding"?

"Deluding" is pronounced /di-ˈlüd/ as a verb and /ˌself-di-ˈlü-diŋ/ as an adjective and divided into syllables as de·lude.

What is the origin of the word "Deluding"?

"Deluding" comes from Middle English deluden, dylluden "to deceive, frustrate," borrowed from Latin dēlūdere "to deceive, dupe," from dē- de- + lūdere "to play, jest, spend one's time trivially, trifle with" ludicrous. First known use: 15th century.