Illusion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- something many people believe that is false (syn: fancy, fantasy, phantasy)
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers (syn: conjuration, deception, legerdemain, magic, trick)
Extra examples
The video game is designed to give the illusion that you are in control of an airplane.
They used paint to create the illusion of metal.
She says that all progress is just an illusion.
It's an illusion to think that...
They suffer from the illusion that they cannot solve their problems.
She was under no illusion that he loved her.
It is an illusion that the Arctic is dark in winter.
She had no illusions about her physical attractions.
'I hate to shatter your illusions,' he said.
He was unlikely to be satisfied with the illusion of power.
The mirrors in the room gave an illusion of greater space.
Credit creates the illusion that you can own things without paying for them.
... regards most of us as pretty irrevocably plunged in illusion.
...an optical illusion that fools most people...
...fans are inevitably disappointed when the nimbus of glamour about their favorite celebrity turns out to be an illusion...
Word forms
singular: illusion
plural: illusions
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