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Definition of Illusion

1. Noun. An erroneous mental representation.

2. Noun. Something many people believe that is false. "They have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

3. Noun. The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas.

4. Noun. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.

Definition of Illusion

1. n. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.

Definition of Illusion

1. Noun. Anything that seems to be something that it is not. ¹

2. Noun. A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true. ¹

3. Noun. A magician’s trick. ¹

4. Noun. The fact of being an illusion (in any of the above senses). (rfex this is totally unclear to me) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Illusion

1. a false perception [n -S]

Medical Definition of Illusion

1. 1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. "To cheat the eye with blear illusions." (Milton) 2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment; witchery; glamour. "Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise!" (Pope) 3. A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder. Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion whatever. Illusion refers particularly to errors of the sense, delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is an illusion, a false opinion is a delusion. Synonym: Delusion, mockery, deception, chimera, fallacy. Origin: F. Illusion, L. Illusio, fr. Illudere, illusum, to illude. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Illusion

illuministic illuminists illuminize illuminized illuminizes illuminizing illuminometer illuminometers illuminous illupi

illupis illure illured illures illuring illusion (current term) illusion of doubles illusion of movement illusionable illusional

illusionary illusioned illusionism illusionisms illusionist illusionistic illusionistically illusionists illusionless illusionlike

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