illusion

CEFRB1

/ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A false appearance or belief that seems real.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A magician’s trick.

Examples

  • Permanent peace is nothing but an illusion.

  • The magician created a clever illusion that amazed the entire audience.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ɪˈluː.ʒən]
  • /ɪˈl(j)uːzj(ə)n/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

  3. A distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.

More examples

In context

  • This looks longer than that, but it is an optical illusion.

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

  • Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.

Synonyms

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The magician created an blank of a floating woman to amaze the audience.

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Origin

noun

From Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from illūdere, from in- (“at, upon”) + lūdere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.