illusion
Meanings
Plural: illusions
Noun
- an erroneous mental representation
- something many people believe that is false
- "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
- the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
- Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
- A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
- A magician’s trick.
- The state of being deceived or misled.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from illūdere, from in- (“at, upon”) + lūdere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.
Synonyms
conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, delusion, fancy, fantasy, head game, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, phantasy, phantom, semblance, thaumaturgy, trick
Scrabble Score: 8
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