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   illusion

   /ɪˈl(j)uːʒn/

   noun

   • 1. an instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience: "stripes embellish the surface to create the illusion of various wood-grain textures" Similar miragehallucinationapparitionphantasmphantomvisionspectrefantasyfigment of the imaginationwill-o'-the-wisptrick of the lightignis fatuus
   • ▪ a deceptive appearance or impression: "the illusion of family togetherness" Similar appearanceimpressionimitationsemblancepretenceshamfalse appearancedeceptive appearancedeceptionmisperceptionrare:simulacrumOpposite reality
   • ▪ a false idea or belief: "he had no illusions about the trouble she was in" Similar delusionmisapprehensionmisconceptiondeceptionfalse impressionmistaken impressionfantasydreamchimerafool's paradiseself-deceptioncastles in the aircastles in Spainfallacyerrormisjudgementfancy

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘deceiving, deception’): via Old French from Latin illusio(n-), from illudere ‘to mock’, from in- ‘against’ + ludere ‘play’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. illusional adjective
   • 2. illusionary adjective

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   What does illusion mean?

   • From the first entrance, to the last cry of triumph or despair, the illusion was perfect. Illusion definition: something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.. See examples of ILLUSION used in a sentence.

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   What does delusion mean?

   • delusion, illusion, hallucination, mirage mean something that is believed to be true or real but that is actually false or unreal. delusion implies an inability to distinguish between what is real and what only seems to be real, often as the result of a disordered state of mind.

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   What are the synonyms of illusion?

   • SYNONYMS 1. aberration, fantasy, chimera. illusion, hallucination, delusion refer to false perceptions or ideas. An illusion is a false mental image produced by misinterpretation of things that actually exist: A mirage is an illusion produced by reflection of light against the sky.

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   What does under the illusion mean?

   • under the illusion that… She's under the illusion that (= believes wrongly that) she'll get the job. illusion about something The new president has no illusions about the difficulties facing her country (= she knows that the country has serious problems).

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   What is an optical illusion?

   • An illusion is an act of deception. Some optical illusions are pretty cool to watch, but an illusion can also point to an erroneous belief or false perception of reality, which is where you start getting into hallucination territory — seeing things that aren't there.

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   What is the difference between allusion and illusion?

   • Allusion and illusion may share some portion of their ancestry (both words come in part from the Latin word ludere, meaning “to play”), and sound quite similar, but they are distinct words with very different meanings. An allusion is an indirect reference, whereas an illusion is something that is unreal or incorrect.

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     ILLUSION meaning: 1. an idea or belief that is not true: 2....

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     ILLUSION translate: 幻覺，幻想, 假像，錯覺. Learn more in the...

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     ILLUSION translate: 幻觉，幻想, 假象，错觉. Learn more in the...

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   An illusion is something that isn't real. It may look real, but it's actually fake — just a crafty construction or fantasy. Like the old rabbit-out-of-the-hat trick practiced by magicians around the globe. An illusion is an act of deception.

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