Meaning
to disappoint, let down
In a sentence
Non voglio deludere i miei amici stasera.
I don't want to let my friends down tonight.
Mi hai deluso con quella risposta.
You disappointed me with that answer.
Pensi di deludere tua madre così?
Do you think you'll disappoint your mother like that?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| deludere | infinitive |
| deludiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| deludo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| deludete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| deludi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| deludono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| delude | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deludevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| deludevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| deludevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| deludevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| deludevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| deludeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| deludemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| delusi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| deludeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| deludesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| delusero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| deluse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| deluderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| deluderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| deluderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| deluderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| deluderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| deluderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| deludiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| deluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| deludiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| deluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| deludano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deludessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| deludessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| deludeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| deludessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| deludessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| deludesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| deluderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| deluderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| deludereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| deluderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| deluderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deluderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deludiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| deludete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| deludi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| deludendo | gerund |
| deluso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use deludere for failing expectations. For betrayal, prefer tradire; for upsetting someone emotionally, often ferire or dispiacere fits better.
- It is transitive: deludere qualcuno, deludere le aspettative. English speakers often wrongly add a preposition.
- In compound tenses it takes avere: ho deluso, mi hai deluso. Past participle is deluso.
- past participle deluso