Noun: illusion i'loo-zhun
- An erroneous mental representation
"Artists use perspective in art to create an illusion of depth";
- semblance
- Something that many people believe but is false
"they have the illusion that I am very wealthy";
- fantasy, phantasy [archaic], fancy
- The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
"She has an illusion that she is being spied on.";
- delusion, head game [informal]
- An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
"She performed an impressive illusion with just a deck of cards";
- magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration [rare], thaumaturgy, deception
Sounds like: Eyck, sion, elusion, allu
Derived forms: illusions
Type of: appearance, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, misconception, performance
Encyclopedia: Illusion