illusion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪˈl(j)uːzj(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ɪˈluː.ʒən] (General-American)
- ĭ-lo͞o'zhən (General-American)
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Etymology
From Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from illūdere, from in- (“at, upon”) + lūdere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.
Meanings
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(countable) A distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.
Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.
We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.
You realize the sun don't go down it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.
2002, “Do You Realize??”, performed by The Flaming Lips:
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(countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
Now if you feel that you can't go on / Because all of your hope is gone / And your life is filled with much confusion / Until happiness is just an illusion
1967, Four Tops, “Reach Out I'll Be There”, in Reach Out:Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
- (countable) A magician’s trick.
- (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| illusions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Poggendorff illusion · illusional · watercolor illusion · leaning tower illusion · irradiation illusion · clustering illusion · Orbison illusion · waterfall illusion · Wundt-Jastrow illusion · cutaneous rabbit illusion · ring-segment illusion · White's illusion · grand illusion · barber pole illusion · stepping feet illusion · Wundt's area illusion · stopped clock illusion · illusory · illusionette · illusionary · Delboeuf illusion · illusionism · end-of-history illusion · comparative illusion · Ehrenstein illusion · frequency illusion · Zöllner illusion · argument from illusion · disillusion · somatogravic illusion · Pac-Man illusion · Cornsweet illusion · Zoellner illusion · under the illusion · Wundt area illusion · café wall illusion · optical illusion · Thatcher illusion · Müller-Lyer illusion · Jastrow illusion · Ponzo illusion · coffer illusion · illusionlike · illusioned · illusionistic · Hering illusion · moon illusion · money illusion · Pinocchio illusion · Wundt illusion · flash-lag illusion · illusionless · Ebbinghaus illusion · illusionist · introspection illusion · boomerang illusion · illusion cake · reillusion · illusionable · Oppel-Kundt illusion
Synonyms
mirage (that seems to be something it is not) · misbelief (a belief in something untrue) · delusion (a belief in something untrue, the state of being misled) · misconception (a belief in something untrue) · misapprehension (a belief in something untrue) · phantom (that seems to be something it is not)
Translations (170)
es ilusión (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sa माया (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · de Sinnestäuschung (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · et illusioon (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sq ëndërrim (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · da illusion (magician's trick) · fi harha (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · eo iluzio (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · uk ілю́зія (state of being misled or deceived) · fr illusion (magician's trick) · mt illużjoni (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · tr yanılgı (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ro iluzie (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · eu itxaropen (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · tk illýuziýa (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · az xəyal (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · be ілю́зія (state of being misled or deceived) · fa-ira وَهْم (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fi harhaluulo (belief in something that is in fact not true) · tr illüzyon (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · nb illusjon (belief in something that is in fact not true) · ar خَيَال (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · de Wahnvorstellung (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sh ȍpsena (belief in something that is in fact not true) · nl truuk (magician's trick) · sh ìlūzija (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ga seachmall (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · de Illusion (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · tl panagimpan (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · he אַשְׁלָיָה (magician's trick) · nl illusie (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ru иллю́зия (state of being misled or deceived) · sv illusion (magician's trick) · tr yanılsama (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · pl iluzja (belief in something that is in fact not true) · pl ułuda (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · bg илю́зия (state of being misled or deceived) · da illusion (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ru обма́н (state of being misled or deceived) · lij illüziùn (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · uk ілю́зія (magician's trick) · el πλάνη (belief in something that is in fact not true) · cs iluze (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · hu illúzió (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · da illusion (belief in something that is in fact not true) · id ilusi (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · kk иллюзия (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fi näköharha (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · pl ułuda (belief in something that is in fact not true) · la praestīgiae (magician's trick) · be ілю́зія (magician's trick) · uz xayol (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sk ilúzia (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · pt truque de mágica (magician's trick) · ja 幻覚 (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · nn illusjon (belief in something that is in fact not true) · ca il·lusió (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ja 手品 (magician's trick) · ar هَلْوَسَة (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sh о̏псена (belief in something that is in fact not true) · mk илу́зија (magician's trick) · sv förvillelse (belief in something that is in fact not true) · sv illusion (belief in something that is in fact not true) · ka ილუზია (belief in something that is in fact not true) · tl tagimpan (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · et võlutrikk (magician's trick) · ru иллю́зия (magician's trick) · fi harhakuvitelma (belief in something that is in fact not true) · lv ilūzija (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fr illusion (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · kk елес (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · et illusioon (magician's trick) · cmn 幻覺 /幻觉 (belief in something that is in fact not true) · mi whakahewa (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · he אַשְׁלָיָה (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · bg илю́зия (belief in something that is in fact not true) · hy պատրանք (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ka ილუზია (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · io iluziono (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · cmn 幻想 (belief in something that is in fact not true) · nl trick (magician's trick) · az illüziya (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ml മിഥ്യാബോധം (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · hi भ्रम (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ru наважде́ние (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fi illuusio (magician's trick) · sh о̏псена (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ja 幻想 (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sh ȍpsena (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · mk илу́зија (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · nl zinsbegoocheling (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · tg хаёл (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · el ψευδαίσθηση (belief in something that is in fact not true) · uz illyuziya (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · tg иллюзия (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fi harhausko (belief in something that is in fact not true) · bn বিভ্রম (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ky иллюзия (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sh ѝлӯзија (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · it illusione (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · yi אילוזיע (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · nl illusie (magician's trick) · pl iluzja (state of being misled or deceived) · my မာယာ (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · pl iluzja (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · mk фатаморга́на (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · uk ілю́зія (belief in something that is in fact not true) · ur فَریب (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ar وَهْم (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · lt iliuzija (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fi harha (belief in something that is in fact not true) · eu irudipen (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sv trick (magician's trick) · be ілю́зія (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · vi ảo tưởng (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · uk ілю́зія (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · pl iluzja (magician's trick) · sh ìlūzija (belief in something that is in fact not true) · pl złudzenie (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · tg ваҳм (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ka ილუზიონი (magician's trick) · fa-ira خِیال (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ko 환상 (belief in something that is in fact not true) · sh ѝлӯзија (belief in something that is in fact not true) · pa ਭਰਮ (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ru иллю́зия (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ru иллю́зия (belief in something that is in fact not true) · fi harhanäky (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · uz vahm (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sl iluzija (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ms ilusi (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · bg илю́зия (magician's trick) · pt ilusão (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · cy rhith (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · et näiline (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · el κόπλο (magician's trick) · bg илю́зия (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · mi pohewa (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · lv acu māns (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sv illusion (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · mk при́вид (belief in something that is in fact not true) · th ภาพลวงตา (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fi taikatemppu (magician's trick) · lo ພາບລວງຕາ (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ar اِنْخِدَاع (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · eu ameskeria (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ur وَہْم (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · nl illusie (belief in something that is in fact not true) · cmn 幻想 (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · be ілю́зія (belief in something that is in fact not true) · el ψευδαίσθηση (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · nb illusjon (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · is blekking (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · mk при́вид (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · de Illusion (belief in something that is in fact not true) · fi illuusio (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fi havaintoharha (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · hi विभ्रम (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sq iluzion (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · fy ylluzje (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · mk ма́мка (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ko 환상 (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · nn illusjon (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · sv synvilla (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ko 환각 (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · cmn 幻覺 /幻觉 (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ca illusió (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · ja 幻想 (belief in something that is in fact not true) · hi माया (anything that seems to be something that it is not) · mk илу́зија (state of being misled or deceived)