illusion
A distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.
Noun 4 meanings
A distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.
“We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.”
A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
“Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.”
A magician’s trick.
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.
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ILLUSION at a glance
ILLUSION has 8 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + U 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,684 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with illusion
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- ALLUSION8
- ILLISION8
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