illusion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   something many people believe that is false

   they have the illusion that I am very wealthy

2. 2
   noun

   Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

   We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.

3. 3
   noun

   A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

   Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.

4. 4
   noun

   an illusory feat

5. 5
   noun

   the act of deluding

6. 6
   noun

   an erroneous mental representation

7. 7
   noun

   A magician’s trick.

8. 8
   noun

   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.