illusion
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il·lu·sion
/ iˈloōzhən/
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n.
a false idea or belief:
he had no illusions about the trouble she was in.
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a deceptive appearance or impression:
the illusion of family togetherness |
the tension between illusion and reality.
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a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses:
Zollner's illusion makes parallel lines seem to diverge by placing them on a zigzag-striped background.
PHRASES:
be under the illusion that
believe mistakenly that:
the world is under the illusion that the original painting still hangs in the Winter Palace.
be under no illusion
(or illusions)
be fully aware of the true state of affairs.DERIVATIVES:
il·lu·sion·al
/ -zhənl/ adj.
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