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Meanings of delusory in английском

Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true.

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        Examples for "deceptive"
        1
        Those cases have dealt with deceptive statements by companies and security lapses.
        Reuters
        2
        Out in the open, and especially in the mountains, distances are deceptive.
        The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service
        3
        He added that this type of activity constitutes fraud and deceptive practices.
        Wired
        4
        She was, in reality, less deceptive in that respect than in others.
        By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
        5
        They have suggested that AOL may be guilty of deceptive trade practices.
        Wired
        Usage of delusory in английском
        1
        The safety of the antechamber was the most delusory safety on earth.
        Hostile intent
        2
        In it I see a reflection of a reflection, something cubist and delusory.
        Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
        3
        That would mean that their sincere efforts to fulfil the command of Christ ("Do this in remembrance of me") have been quite delusory.
        The Irish Times
        4
        'No matter what delusory victory he inflicts he cannot regain what he's lost, not now.
        The Naked God
        Delusory through the time