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illusion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick |
| Type of | performance |
| Has types | sleight of hand, card trick, prestidigitation |
| Derivation | illusionist |
illusion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fancy, fantasy, phantasy |
| Type of | misconception |
| Has types | ignis fatuus, bubble, will-o'-the-wisp, wishful thinking |
| Derivation | illusional, illusory |
they have the illusion that I am very wealthy.
illusion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | semblance |
| Type of | appearance |
| Has types | phantasm, fantasm, phantasma, irradiation, apparition, shadow, phantom limb, phantom |
| Derivation | illusional |
illusion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | delusion, head game |
| Type of | deceit, dissimulation, dissembling, deception |
| Derivation | illusional, illusionary |
Examples of illusion
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A powder will give the illusion of a fuller looking brow by filling in any gaps.
From the suntimes.com
The clocks went forward last week creating the illusion that spring had arrived.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Csonka enjoyed the illusion of time travel as he rode in that darkened carriage.
From the usatoday.com
Exposing the roots further enhances the illusion of bonsai-like miniaturization.
From the sfgate.com
Troje N F and McAdam M. The viewing-from-above bias and the silhouette illusion.
From the sciencedaily.com
One of Solondz's points, though, is that illusion and hope are different things.
From the boston.com
It's an illusion that will likely work with Yahoo's long-suffering shareholders.
From the businessweek.com
All they can do is wait and see which team is for real and which is an illusion.
From the newsobserver.com
McKenzie and his mind are paying for the illusion the Raiders are trying to win.
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- An erroneous mental representation
- Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
- Delusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
- Magic trick: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
- (illusional) marked by or producing illusion; "illusionary stage effects"
- (illusory) illusive: based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of ...
- An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people. ...
- Illusion (Croatian: Iluzija) is a 1967 Croatian film directed by Krsto Papiu0107.
- Illusion is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
