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Definitions for Illusion
[1] something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
[2] the state or condition of being deceived; misapprehension.
[3] an instance of being deceived.
[4] Psychology . a perception, as of visual stimuli (optical illusion) , that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality.
[5] a very thin, delicate tulle of silk or nylon having a cobwebbed appearance, for trimmings, veilings, and the like.
[6] Obsolete . the act of deceiving; deception; delusion.
[7] a false appearance or deceptive impression of reality the mirror gives an illusion of depth
[8] a false or misleading perception or belief; delusion he has the illusion that he is really clever
[9] psychol a perception that is not true to reality, having been altered subjectively in some way in the mind of the perceiver See also hallucination
[10] a very fine gauze or tulle used for trimmings, veils, etc
Words related to Illusion
semblance, deception, myth, confusion, image, delusion, fantasy, misconception, hallucination, ghost, rainbow, bubble, apparition, mockery, fancy, invention, chimera, misapprehension, error, mirage
Words nearby Illusion
illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer, illus., illusion, illusionary, illusionism, illusionist, illusive, illusory
Origin of Illusion
1300–50; Middle English < Latin illūsiōn- (stem of illūsiō ) irony, mocking, equivalent to illūs(us ) past participle of illūdere to mock, ridicule (il- il-1 + lūd- play (see ludicrous) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s ) + -iōn- -ion
Words that may be confused with Illusion
allusion, delusion, elusion, hallucination, illusion, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)
Other words from Illusion
il·lu·sioned , adjective
il•lu′ sion•al null adj.
Word origin for Illusion
C14: from Latin illūsiō deceit, from illūdere; see illude
Synonyms for Illusion
confusion, deception, delusion, fantasy, hallucination, image, misconception, myth, pipe dream, semblance, apparition, bubble, chimera, daydream, error, fallacy, fancy, ghost, hocus-pocus, invention, make-believe, mirage, misapprehension, mockery, paramnesia, phantasm, rainbow, trip, déjà vu, false impression, figment of imagination, fool's paradise, head trip, idolism, ignus fatuus, misbelief, misimpression, optical illusion, seeming, virtual reality