Definitions
- Referring to intentionally misleading someone by providing false information. - Describing an action that causes someone to believe something that is not true. - Talking about tricking or fooling someone into believing something that is not accurate.
- Referring to a belief that is not based on reality or fact. - Describing a situation where someone is misled into thinking something that is not true. - Talking about a false impression or belief that is created in someone's mind.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words involve misleading someone into believing something that is not true.
- 2Both words can be used to describe intentional or unintentional actions.
- 3Both words can be used to describe situations where someone is fooled or tricked.
What is the difference?
- 1Intention: Deceive implies an intention to mislead, while delude can be unintentional.
- 2Belief: Deceive involves creating a false belief, while delude involves maintaining a false belief.
- 3Action: Deceive involves actively providing false information, while delude can involve passive acceptance of false information.
- 4Connotation: Deceive has a negative connotation, while delude can have a neutral or slightly negative connotation.
- 5Usage: Deceive is more commonly used than delude in everyday language.
Remember this!
Deceive and delude are synonyms that both refer to misleading someone into believing something that is not true. However, deceive implies an intention to mislead and involves actively providing false information, while delude can be unintentional and involves maintaining a false belief. Additionally, deceive has a more negative connotation and is more commonly used in everyday language.
