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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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   ILLUSION definition: 1. an idea or belief that is not true: 2. something that is not really what it seems to be: 3. an…. Learn more.

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   : perception of something objectively existing in such a way as to cause misinterpretation of its actual nature. (2) : hallucination sense 1. (3) : a pattern capable of reversible perspective. 2. a (1) : the state or fact of being intellectually deceived or misled : misapprehension. (2) : an instance of such deception. b.

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishILLUSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishillusion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ɪˈluːʒn/ [countable, uncountable] a false idea or belief, especially about somebody or about a situation. under the illusion that… She's under the illusion that (= believes wrongly that) she'll get the job.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishILLUSION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   ILLUSION definition: 1. an idea or belief that is not true: 2. something that is not really what it seems to be: . Learn more.

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    ILLUSION meaning: 1 : something that looks or seems different from what it is something that is false or not real but that seems to be true or real; 2 : an incorrect idea an idea that is based on something that is not true.

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    illusion meaning, definition, what is illusion: an idea or opinion that is wrong, especi...: Learn more.