Illusion

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See also Illusion

English

Pronunciation

• (RP)¹ IPA: /ɪˈluːʒən/
• (RP)² IPA: /ɪˈluːzjən/

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  Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

Singular Illusion

Plural s

Illusion (s)

1. (countable) 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.
   • Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.
2. (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
   • Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
3. (countable) A magician’s trick.
4. (uncountable) The fact of being an illusion (in any of the above senses). Template:Rfex

Derived terms

• illusionist
• illusory
• optical illusion
• under the illusion that

Translations

anything that seems to be something that it is not

Arabic: هلوسة ar(ar) (hálwasa) f., وهم ar(ar) (wahm) m., انخداع ar(ar) (inkhidaa3) m. Armenian: պատրանք hy(hy) (patrank’) Basque: irudipen eu(eu), ameskeria eu(eu), itxaropen eu(eu) Chinese: Mandarin: 幻覺 cmn(cmn), 幻觉 cmn(cmn) (huànjiào), 幻想 cmn(cmn) (huànxiǎng) Danish: illusion da(da) c. Dutch: illusie nl(nl) f., zinsbegoocheling nl(nl) f. Esperanto: iluzio eo(eo) Estonian: näiline et(et) Finnish: illuusio fi(fi), harha fi(fi) French: illusion fr(fr) f. Georgian: ილუზია ka(ka) German: Illusion de(de) f., Wahnvorstellung de(de) f., Sinnestäuschung de(de) f. Greek: παραίσθηση el(el) f. Hebrew: אשליה he(he) (ashlaya) f. Hindi: please add this translation if you can

Hungarian: illúzió hu(hu) Ido: iluziono io(io) Italian: illusione it(it) f. Japanese: 幻覚 ja(ja) (げんかく, genkaku), 幻想 ja(ja) (げんそう, gensō) Korean: 환각 ko(ko) (hwangak) (幻覺) Latvian: please add this translation if you can Lithuanian: iliuzija lt(lt) f. Persian: please add this translation if you can Romanian: iluzie ro(ro) f. Russian: иллюзия ru(ru) (illjúzija) f., наваждение ru(ru) (navaždénije) n. Serbian: opsena f. Spanish: ilusión es(es) f. Swedish: please add this translation if you can Thai: ภาพลวงตา th(th) (paa pluang dtaa) Turkish: yanılsama tr(tr)

belief in something that is in fact not true

Chinese: Mandarin: 幻想 cmn(cmn) (huànxiǎng), 幻覺 cmn(cmn), 幻觉 cmn(cmn) (huànjiào) Danish: illusion da(da) c. Dutch: illusie nl(nl) f. Finnish: harhaluulo fi(fi) Georgian: ილუზია ka(ka)

German: Illusion de(de) f. Greek: ψευδαίσθηση el(el) f. Japanese: 幻想 ja(ja) (げんそう, gensō) Russian: иллюзия ru(ru) (illjúzija) f. Serbian: opsena f.

magician's trick

Danish: illusion da(da) c. Dutch: illusie nl(nl) f., truuk nl(nl) m., trick nl(nl) m. Finnish: illuusio fi(fi), taikatemppu fi(fi) French: illusion fr(fr) f.

Georgian: ილუზიონი ka(ka) Greek: κόπλο el(el) n. Hebrew: אשליה he(he) (ashlaya) f. Russian: иллюзия ru(ru) (illjúzija) f.

fact of being an illusion

Dutch: illusie nl(nl) f. French: illusion fr(fr) f.

Georgian: ილუზია ka(ka) Russian: иллюзия ru(ru) (illjúzija) f.

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Spanish: ilusión f. Icelandic: tálvon f.

See also

• mirage

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Danish

Etymology

From French illusion, from Latin illūsio.

Noun

Illusion c. (singular definite Illusionen, plural indefinite Illusioner)

1. illusion

Inflection

    Inflection of Illusion

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Illusion	Illusionen	Illusioner	Illusionerne
genitive	Illusions	Illusionens	Illusioners	Illusionernes

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i.ly.zjɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /i.ly.zjO~/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophones: illusions

Noun

Illusion f. (plural Illusions)

1. illusion

Related terms

• illusoire
• illusoirement

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