Illusion

  • 31illusion — il|lu|sion [ıˈlu:ʒən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin illusio, from illudere to make fun of , from ludere to play ] 1.) an idea or opinion that is wrong, especially about yourself →↑delusion illusion that ▪ They suffer from the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32illusion — il|lu|sion [ ı luʒn ] noun count ** 1. ) a false or wrong belief or idea: illusion that: Many people still have the illusion that full employment is possible. create/give/maintain the illusion: This description creates the illusion that we can… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 33illusion — delusion, illusion overlap in meaning because both are to do with things wrongly believed or thought for various reasons. There is, however, a distinguishing principle: a delusion is a wrong belief regarded from the point of view of the person… …

    Modern English usage

  • 34Illusion — reizunabhängige Sinneswahrnehmung (fachsprachlich); Wahnbild; Halluzination; Einbildung; Offenbarung; Täuschung; Sinnestäuschung; Vision; Fata Morgana; Fatamorgana; Butterland ( …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 35illusion — noun (C) 1 an idea or opinion that is wrong, especially about yourself: illusion that: He cherished the illusion that she loved him. | be/labour under an illusion (=believe something that is not true) | have no illusions about (=realize the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36illusion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. delusion, hallucination, vision, apparition; chimera, mirage, bubble, figment [of the mind or imagination]; dream, fool s paradise; misconception, self delusion, error; legerdemain. See deception. II… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 37illusion — [[t]ɪlu͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] illusions 1) N VAR: oft N that, N of n/ ing An illusion is a false idea or belief. Do not have any illusions that an industrial tribunal will right all employment wrongs... No one really has any illusions about winning the war …

    English dictionary

  • 38illusion — • hallucination, sinnesvilla, synvilla, skenbild, inbillning, illusion, drömbild, irrbild • hägring, synvilla, illusion, fantasi, skenbild, villa, hallucination • inbillning, fantasi, illusion, dröm, villfarelse, fiktion …

    Svensk synonymlexikon

  • 39Illusion — apgaulė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. illusion vok. Illusion, f; Täuschung, f rus. иллюзия, f; обман, m pranc. illusion, f …

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  • 40illusion — apgaulė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. illusion vok. Illusion, f; Täuschung, f rus. иллюзия, f; обман, m pranc. illusion, f …

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