illusion
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illusion
- /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ UK
- [ɪˈluː.ʒən] US
- /ɪˈl(j)uːzj(ə)n/ UK
Rhymes with -uːʒən
Where it comes from
From Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from illūdere, from in- (“at, upon”) + lūdere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.
noun illusions
- A distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality. We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.
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A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
Similar: misapprehension, misbelief, misconception
- A magician’s trick.
- The state of being deceived or misled.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deception, trick, head game, legerdemain, fancy, magic trick, fantasy, phantasy, semblance, magic, conjuring trick, illusory, delusion, self-delusion, self-deception, fallacy
Translations
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noun belief in something that is in fact not true
| 한국어 | 환상 hwansang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 幻想 gensō |
| 中文 | 幻想 huànxiǎng, 幻覺 /幻觉 huànjué |
| Deutsch | Illusion |
| Ελληνικά | ψευδαίσθηση psevdaísthisi, πλάνη pláni |
| Русский | иллю́зия illjúzija |
noun magician's trick
| 日本語 | 手品 tejina |
|---|---|
| Português | truque de mágica |
| Français | illusion |
| Ελληνικά | κόπλο kóplo |
| Русский | иллю́зия illjúzija |
| עברית | אַשְׁלָיָה ashlayá |
noun anything that seems to be something that it is not
| Español | ilusión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 환각 hwan'gak, 환상 hwansang |
| 日本語 | 幻覚 genkaku, 幻想 gensō |
| 中文 | 幻覺 /幻觉 huànjué, 幻想 huànxiǎng |
| हिन्दी | भ्रम bhram, विभ्रम vibhram, माया māyā |
| Português | ilusão |
| Français | illusion |
| Deutsch | Illusion, Wahnvorstellung, Sinnestäuschung |
| Italiano | illusione |
| Ελληνικά | ψευδαίσθηση psevdaísthisi |
| Română | iluzie |
| Русский | иллю́зия illjúzija, наважде́ние navaždénije |
| Tiếng Việt | ảo tưởng |
| العربية | هَلْوَسَة halwasa, وَهْم wahm, اِنْخِدَاع inḵidāʕ, خَيَال ḵayāl |
| עברית | אַשְׁלָיָה ashlayá |
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title = {illusion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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