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illusion (noun)

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  • illusion — ► NOUN 1) a false or unreal perception or belief. 2) a deceptive appearance or impression. ORIGIN Latin, from illudere to mock …   English terms dictionary

  • illusion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dangerous ▪ To believe you have nothing more to learn is a dangerous illusion. ▪ optical, visual ▪ The road ahead looks wet, but in fact this is an optical illusion. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • illusion — noun (C) 1 an idea or opinion that is wrong, especially about yourself: illusion that: He cherished the illusion that she loved him. | be/labour under an illusion (=believe something that is not true) | have no illusions about (=realize the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • illusion — I (deception) noun aberration, distortion, fallacy, false impression, misbelief, misconception, prestidigitation II (impression) noun apparition, artifice, chimera, daydream, deception, delusion, dream, figment, hallucination, masquerade, mirage …   Law dictionary

  • illusion — noun 1) he had destroyed her illusions Syn: delusion, misapprehension, misconception, false impression; fantasy, fancy, dream, chimera; fool s paradise, self deception 2) the lighting increases the illusion of depth Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • illusion — noun 1) I had no illusions Syn: delusion, misapprehension, misconception, false impression, mistaken impression, fantasy, dream, fancy 2) the illusion of depth Syn: appearance, impression …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • illusion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin illusion , illusio, from Latin, action of mocking, from illudere to mock at, from in + ludere to play, mock more at ludicrous Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete the action of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • illusion — noun /ɪˈluːʒən,ɪˈluːzjən/ a) Anything that seems to be something that it is not. b) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true …   Wiktionary

  • illusion */*/ — UK [ɪˈluːʒ(ə)n] / US [ɪˈluʒ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms illusion : singular illusion plural illusions 1) a false or wrong belief or idea illusion that: Many people still have the illusion that full employment is possible.… …   English dictionary

  • illusion — il|lu|sion [ ı luʒn ] noun count ** 1. ) a false or wrong belief or idea: illusion that: Many people still have the illusion that full employment is possible. create/give/maintain the illusion: This description creates the illusion that we can… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • optical illusion — noun an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression • Hypernyms: ↑optical phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑apparent motion, ↑motion, ↑apparent movement, ↑movement, ↑mirage * * * noun, pl ⋯ sions [c …   Useful english dictionary

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