Meaning of illusion | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
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2. A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
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3. hope, expectation
4. (something that produces) a false impression, idea or belief. an optical illusion. illusie وَهْم، صورة خادِعَه илюзия ilusão klam die Täuschung illusion; indbildning ψευδαίσθηση, αυταπάτηilusión illusioon خیال باطل؛ توهم illuusio illusionאשליה भ्रांति iluzija, obmana (érzék)csalódás ilusi tálmynd, tálsÿn illusione 幻覚 환영(幻影) iliuzija, apgaulė ilūzija ilusi waanbeeld illusjon, bedrag, innbilningzłudzenie وهم، خيال، غولوونكى، نظر ilusão iluzie иллюзия klam iluzija iluzija illusion ภาพหลอน; ภาพมา...
5. enthusiasm
6. A magician’s trick.
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7. a conjuror. goëlaar مُشَعْوِذ، حاوٍ илюзионист ilusionista kouzelník der/die Illusionist(in) tryllekunstner δημιουργός ψευδαισθήσεων ilusionista silmamoondaja شعبده باز taikuri illusionnisteלהטוטן जादूगर iluzionist illuzionista tukang sulap sjónhverfingamaður illusionista 手品師 요술쟁이 iliuzionistas iluzionists, burvju mākslinieks ahli silap mata illusionisttryllekunstneriluzjonista چادو ګرى كول سحر كول: غوښتل: سره لورړول ilusionista iluzionist иллюзионист kúzelník iluzionist iluzionista illusioni...
8. wishful thinking
9. The state of being deceived or misled.
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10. ilusión, interpretación imaginaria de impresiones sensoriales.
11. An erroneous perception of reality: Mirrors gave the illusion of spaciousness.
12. The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief: spent months flailing about in illusion.
13. Something that is erroneously perceived or construed: The animal in the shadows turned out to be an illusion.
14. A fine transparent net fabric, used for dresses or trimmings.
15. a false appearance or deceptive impression of reality: the mirror gives an illusion of depth.
16. a false or misleading perception or belief; delusion: he has the illusion that he is really clever.
17. (Psychology) psychol a perception that is not true to reality, having been altered subjectively in some way in the mind of the perceiver. See also hallucination
    psychol

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Examples

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

“Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.”

“You realize the sun don't go down it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.”

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

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