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illusion
/ɪ ˈlu ʒən/
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an erroneous mental representation
illusion meaning(s)
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- (n) an erroneous mental representation
- (n) something many people believe that is false
- (n) the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
- (n) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
Synonym(s)
illusion usage(s) Create your Own
- The psychology of this is that there are all these illusions that we have, like the illusion of superiority and the illusion of control.
- Sport at the highest levels, whether labeled professional or merely operated that way, has always demanded of its followers a certain capacity for illusion.
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illusional
marked by or producing illusion
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illusionary
/ɪ ˈlu ʒə ˌnɛ ri/
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marked by or producing illusion
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illusionist
/ɪ ˈlu ʒə nəst/
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a person with unusual powers of foresight
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illusive
/ɪ ˈlu sɪv/
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based on or having the nature of an illusion
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illusory
/ɪ ˈlu sə ri/
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based on or having the nature of an illusion
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illustrate
/ˈɪ lə ˌstreɪt/
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clarify by giving an example of
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illustration
/ˌɪ lə ˈstreɪ ʃən/
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artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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illustrative
/ɪ ˈlə strə tɪv/
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clarifying by use of examples
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illustrator
/ˈɪ lə ˌstreɪ tər/
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an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines…
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illustrious
/ɪ ˈlə stri əs/
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widely known and esteemed
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illustriously
in an illustrious manner
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illustriousness
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance…
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illyria
an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European…
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illyrian
/ɪ ˈlɪ ri ən/
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a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages;…
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ilmen
a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga
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ilmenite
a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron…
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ilo
/ˈaɪ loʊ/
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the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
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ilosone
an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin)…
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ilx
being nine more than fifty
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ilxx
being nine more than sixty
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ilxxx
being nine more than seventy
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ilya ehrenberg
Russian novelist (1891-1967)
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ilya grigorievich ehrenberg
Russian novelist (1891-1967)