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Found 3 items, similar to illusion.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: illusion
angan, fantasi, kemayaan, khayalan, maya, semu
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: illusion
illusion
n 1: an erroneous mental representation [syn:
semblance]
2: something many people believe that is false;
“they have the
illusion that I am very wealthy” [syn:
fantasy,
phantasy,
fancy]
3: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
[syn:
delusion,
head game]
4: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
[syn:
magic trick,
conjuring trick,
trick,
magic,
legerdemain,
conjuration,
deception]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Illusion
Illusion
\Il*lu"sion\, n. [F. illusion, L. illusio, fr.
illudere, illusum, to illude. See
Illude.]
1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision;
a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery;
hallucination.
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To cheat the eye with blear illusions. --Milton.
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2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charming;
enchantment; witchery; glamour.
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Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! --Pope.
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3. (Physiol.) A sensation originated by some external object,
but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous
perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for
thunder.
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Note: Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and
hallucination, regarding the former as originating with
some external object, and the latter as having no
objective occasion whatever.
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4. A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils,
scarfs, dresses, etc.
Syn: Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy. See
Delusion.
Illusion,
Delusion. Illusion refers
particularly to errors of the sense; delusion to false
hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is
an illusion; a false opinion is a delusion. --E.
Edwards.
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