illusion
See also: Illusion
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from illūdere, from in- (“at, upon”) + lūdere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
- (General American) enPR: ĭ-lo͞o'zhən, IPA(key): [ɪˈluː.ʒən]
- (Conservative RP) IPA(key): /ɪˈl(j)uːzj(ə)n/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːʒən
NounEdit
illusion (countable and uncountable, plural illusions)
- (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.
- 2002, “Do You Realize??”, performed by The Flaming Lips:
- You realize the sun don't go down it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.
- (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
- Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
- (countable) A magician’s trick.
- (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.
SynonymsEdit
- (that seems to be something it is not): mirage, phantom
- (a belief in something untrue; the state of being misled): delusion
- (a belief in something untrue): misapprehension, misbelief, misconception
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
anything that seems to be something that it is not
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belief in something that is in fact not true
magician's trick
state of being misled or deceived
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DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French illusion, from Latin illūsio.
NounEdit
illusion c (singular definite illusionen, plural indefinite illusioner)
InflectionEdit
Declension of illusion
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | illusion | illusionen | illusioner | illusionerne |
genitive | illusions | illusionens | illusioners | illusionernes |
Further readingEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin illusionem.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
illusion f (plural illusions)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Danish: illusion
Further readingEdit
- “illusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
illusion c
- an illusion
DeclensionEdit
Declension of illusion | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | illusion | illusionen | illusioner | illusionerna |
Genitive | illusions | illusionens | illusioners | illusionernas |