illusion
il·lu·sion
noun \i-ˈlü-zhən\Definition of ILLUSION
1
a obsolete : the action of deceiving b (1) : the state or fact of being intellectually deceived or misled : misapprehension (2) : an instance of such deception
2
a (1) : a misleading image presented to the vision (2) : something that deceives or misleads intellectually b (1) : perception of something objectively existing in such a way as to cause misinterpretation of its actual nature (2) : hallucination 1 (3) : a pattern capable of reversible perspective
3
: a fine plain transparent bobbinet or tulle usually made of silk and used for veils, trimmings, and dresses
— il·lu·sion·al \-ˈlüzh-nəl, -ˈlü-zhə-nəl\ adjective
Examples of ILLUSION
- The video game is designed to give the illusion that you are in control of an airplane.
- They used paint to create the illusion of metal.
- She says that all progress is just an illusion.
Origin of ILLUSION
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
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to ILLUSION
Related Words: ignis fatuus, mirage, will-o'-the-wisp; brainchild, idea; concoction, fable, fabrication, fiction, invention; envisaging, imaging, visualization; cloud-cuckoo-land, cloudland, Shangri-la, utopia; daymare, nightmare
See Synonym Discussion at delusion
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Rhymes with ILLUSION
affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, inclusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, transfusion, Venusian
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