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I think I prefer "mistaken" to "delusional" because the second does carry the impression of mental unfitness.
Somebody who is mistaken is not intentionally so. When that person passes on information, they are not trying to mislead someone because they honestly believe they are telling the truth.
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And would someone PLEASE tell me where my Roget's is? Look under the box on the bench.
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Last I heard, it was under my glasses.
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It's not in the boxes of books you sent me. Where's the last place you remember seeing it?
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I'll bet Ted remembers last seeing his Roget's in his hands, wide open. but that's just an UNINFORMED (probably MISINFORMED) belief.
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She correctly spelled "mumpsimus"--a person who persists in a mistaken expression or belief....--AP
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Well fact can be true and untrue. In todays world, most people consider somthing true a fact. Which ironically is of course a false fact. I see alot of legal people will state somthing untrue with "false factual statement." I would add a "'s" if the person was a total believer in false facts.
Also here is a excerpt from synonym.com: "delusive, false -- (inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes")"
So it could work as in: "He delusively chose A."
~Ari
I'm not that smart, but I might be right.
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