delude | (verb) be false to; be dishonest with | Synonyms: cozen, deceive, lead on |
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deluge | (noun) a heavy rain | Synonyms: cloudburst, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout |
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(noun) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land | Synonyms: alluvion, flood, inundation |
(noun) an overwhelming number or amount | Synonyms: flood, inundation, torrent |
(verb) fill or cover completely, usually with water | Synonyms: inundate, submerge |
(verb) charge someone with too many tasks | Synonyms: flood out, overwhelm |
(verb) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | Synonyms: flood, inundate, swamp |
delusion | (noun) the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | Synonyms: head game, illusion |
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(noun) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | Synonyms: hallucination |
(noun) (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary | Synonyms: psychotic belief |
delusional | (adjective) suffering from or characterized by delusions | - |
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delusive | (adjective) inappropriate to reality or facts | Synonyms: false |
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delusively | (adverb) in a deceptive and unrealistic manner | - |
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delusory | (adjective) causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true | Synonyms: deceptive |
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deluxe | (adjective) elegant and sumptuous | Synonyms: de luxe, luxe |
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(adjective) ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | Synonyms: gilded, grand, lush, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous |