illusion (ɪˈluːʒən) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a false appearance or deceptive impression of reality: the mirror gives an illusion of depth |
| 2. | a false or misleading perception or belief; delusion: he has the illusion that he is really clever |
| 3. | psychol See also hallucination a perception that is not true to reality, having been altered subjectively in some way in the mind of the perceiver |
| 4. | a very fine gauze or tulle used for trimmings, veils, etc |
| [C14: from Latin illūsiō deceit, from illūdere; see | |
| il'lusionary | |
| —adj | |
| il'lusional | |
| —adj | |
| il'lusioned | |
| —adj | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
illusion (ɪˈluːʒən) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a false appearance or deceptive impression of reality: the mirror gives an illusion of depth |
| 2. | a false or misleading perception or belief; delusion: he has the illusion that he is really clever |
| 3. | psychol See also hallucination a perception that is not true to reality, having been altered subjectively in some way in the mind of the perceiver |
| 4. | a very fine gauze or tulle used for trimmings, veils, etc |
| [C14: from Latin illūsiō deceit, from illūdere; see | |
| il'lusionary | |
| —adj | |
| il'lusional | |
| —adj | |
| il'lusioned | |
| —adj | |