illusion

noun
UK: /ɪˈluː.ʒən/
US: /ɪˈluː.ʒən/
  1. A false idea or belief.

    1. The magic trick was a clever illusion.
    2. He was under the illusion that she loved him, but she did not.
  2. Something that looks or seems different from what it actually is.

    1. The mirror created the illusion of a larger room.
    2. Optical illusions can trick your brain into seeing things that aren't there.

Synonyms

etiquette discrimination decorum hallucination propriety segregation refinement scorn sophistication apartheid elegance blind grace chauvinism charm contempt allure jingoism attraction specter appeal xenophobia magnetism disdain charisma racism persuasion facade influence sexism power irony authority homophobia dominion trickery sovereignty ageism supremacy sarcasm preeminence ableism ascendancy front hegemony lookism empire cynicism kingdom misogyny realm hoax domain misandry territory skepticism province egocentrism region guise area narcissism zone doubt sector megalomania district mirage ward hubris precinct uncertainty enclave arrogance ghetto cloak slum vanity tenement ambivalence shantytown conceit favela sham bidonville pomposity camp hesitation compound pretension estate veneer ranch pose farm vacillation plantation faux pas orchard misconception vineyard depravity garden indecision park wickedness forest pretext wilderness evil desert equivocation jungle malice savanna artifice grassland malevolence tundra evasion plains malignity streets mask insignia venom logos circumlocution mice rancor lights fantasy landing craft resentment hovercraft ambiguity holidays grudge sweepstakes charade skiing spite surfing inexactitude sailing envy rowing affectation swimming jealousy snorkeling approximation mountaineering avarice spelunking ostentation caving greed orienteering estimate geocaching cupidity stargazing fallacy photography rapacity painting guesstimate drawing voracity writing show reading gluttony gardening surmise cooking intemperance sewing pretense knitting excess quilting conjecture woodworking profligacy metalworking pageant glassblowing dissipation leatherworking speculation calligraphy debauchery origami apparition genealogy prurience astronomy theory biology hedonism chemistry spectacle physics epicureanism mathematics hypothesis engineering asceticism computer science ruse programming stoicism graphic design assumption animation nihilism journalism pantomime social media existentialism networking presumption counseling absurdism therapy chimera meditation anarchism yoga supposition tai chi communism qigong farce dance socialism acting premise special effects capitalism prosthetics stratagem puppetry fascism ventriloquism axiom magic totalitarianism mime burlesque performance art despotism conceptual art principle kinetic art tyranny body art deception piercing dictatorship scarification dogma branding autocracy suspension caricature modification oligarchy augmentation tenet artificial intelligence plutocracy virtual reality masquerade augmented reality theocracy graphene creed genetic engineering democracy regenerative medicine parody personalized medicine republic bionics doctrine internet of things monarchy big data phantom cloud computing aristocracy cybersecurity orthodoxy blockchain meritocracy cryptocurrency lampoon singularity technocracy transcendence heterodoxy immortality bureaucracy utopia camouflage dystopia gerontocracy apocalypse heresy rebellion kakistocracy revolution satire war kleptocracy peace schism love ochlocracy hate semblance joy mobocracy hope partisanship despair rule of law life travesty death justice reality zealotry illusion equity folklore disguise art fairness music fanaticism literature objectivity culture mockery society truth politics bigotry economics veracity history vision science honesty technology intolerance philosophy integrity religion derision spirituality rectitude consciousness prejudice existence probity being veil nothingness virtue the universe bias everything morality infinity ridicule eternity delusion

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "illusion" in English means: A false idea or belief., Something that looks or seems different from what it actually is..

The phonetic transcription of "illusion" is /ɪˈluː.ʒən/ in British English and /ɪˈluː.ʒən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

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