illusion
Plural: illusions
Noun
- A misleading image, perception, or belief; a deception.
- 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.
Examples
- He created the ILLUSION of having no vowels, only to drop a seven-letter word next turn.
- Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
- 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.
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, phantasy, semblance, thaumaturgy, trick, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, phantom
Scrabble Score: 8
illusion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordillusion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
illusion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary