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Showing words for ILLUSION using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Illusion

illusion

7 Letter Words for Illusion

unisoil

6 Letter Words for Illusion

insoul, linous, nullos, sillon, unsoil

5 Letter Words for Illusion

ilion, illus, insol, isoln, lilos, linos, lions, loins, louis, louns, nills, noils, nolls, nouls, nullo, nulls, oisin, unoil

4 Letter Words for Illusion

ills, ions, liin, lilo, lino, lins, lion, lisu, loin, loli, loun, nill, nils, nisi, noil, noll, noul, nous, null, oils, onus, sill, silo, siol, sion, slon, soil, soln, soul, sull, suni, unio, unis

3 Letter Words for Illusion

ill, ilo, ins, ion, ios, iou, isl, isn, iso, lin, lis, los, luo, nil, nis, nol, nos, nul, nus, oii, oil, ois, oni, ons, osi, oui, ous, sil, sin, sol, son, sou, sui, sun, ull, uni, unl, uns

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