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Illusion

//ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n// noun

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

    "We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches."

  2. 2
    an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers wordnet
  3. 3
    A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true. countable

    "Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her."

  4. 4
    the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas wordnet
  5. 5
    A magician’s trick. countable
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  1. 6
    something many people believe that is false wordnet
  2. 7
    The state of being deceived or misled. uncountable
  3. 8
    an erroneous mental representation wordnet

Etymology

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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