Illusion
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English
Noun
Illusion (plural Illusions) (countable and uncountable)
- (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
- 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.
- (countable) A belief in something that is in fact not true.
- Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
- (countable) A magician's trick.
- (uncountable) The fact of being an illusion (in any of the above senses)
Derived terms
Translations
anything that seems to be something that it is not
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belief in something that is in fact not true
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magician's trick
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fact of being an illusion
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- Chinese: 幻覺, å¹»è§
- Dutch: illusie de
- Greek: ÏαÏαίÏθηÏη f
- Japanese: é¯è¦
- Korean: íì
- Spanish: ilusión f
See also
Danish
Noun
illusion c
- illusion
French
Pronunciation
Noun
illusion (plural: illusions)
- illusion
German
Noun
Illusion (plural: Illusionen)
- illusion
et:illusion fr:illusion io:illusion it:illusion pl:illusion fi:illusion zh:illusion