English to Irish Meaning of delusive - delusive

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Definitions of delusive in English

Adjective(1) inappropriate to reality or facts

Examples of delusive in English

(1) A cat's vast sense of entitlement may be delusive but at least it's honest.(2) A figurative pat on the head is worthless if youthful naivete is allowed to grow and flourish in a delusive psyche.(3) But we should be clear that we are doing so for reasons of justice and not in the delusive hope of greater security.(4) Pop is about the glorious effusive, delusive Now, isn't it?(5) Thus we can have common-sense knowledge while not knowing that we are not having the delusive experience of a brain-in-a-vat.(6) In each episode, he illustrates that the erasure of human history is both an elusive and delusive act, propelled by the desperate illusion that there is no consequence to one's actions.(7) Wednesday's win was a pleasing, restorative result at a time when it was badly needed, but it would be delusive to read too much into it.(8) In my elimination of delusive thoughts, my conscious mind believes that my past delusions were wrong.(9) Perceptions can be delusive , especially when core beliefs are at stake.(10) Scientific truth is always paradox, if judged by everyday experience, which catches only the delusive nature of things.(11) The process is delusive and insufficient, exactly in proportion as the subject-matter of the observation is special and limited in extent.(12) It was not only delusive but dangerous, for it lulled the public into a false sense of security.(13) Ethics without science is at best uninformed and at worst delusive , while science without ethics is at best suspect and at worst downright dangerous.(14) Fredric Jameson's 1981 lecture, ├ö├ç├┐Postmodernism and Consumer Society,├ö├ç├û sheds some light on Wideman's portrayal of ghetto experience as delusive .(15) They brought back piquantly appropriate or delusive answers, piquant enough to condemn the stories.(16) However, as hard as she tried, her attempts were delusive .

Related Phrases of delusive

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delusive

Related Phrases of delusive

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Synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

1. forthright ::

forthright

2. straightforward ::

simplí

Different Forms

delusive, delusively

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