illusion
Meaning
- (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
- (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
- (countable) A magician’s trick.
- (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.
Synonyms
conjuring trick
false impression
false belief
mental image
wrong impression
mistaken belief
fantastic notion
mistaken thinking
day-dream
Translations
illusion
Illusion
ilusión
illusione
illusie
ilusão
il·lusió
ψευδαίσθησηFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
Etymology
In summary
From Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from illūdere, from in- (“at, upon”) + lūdere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.
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