illusion
Pronunciation: /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
The English word “illusion” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.
- A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
- A magician’s trick.
- The state of being deceived or misled.
Etymology
From Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from illūdere, from in- (“at, upon”) + lūdere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.
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