Definitions for illusion
ɪˈlu ʒənil·lu·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. illusion, semblancenoun

   an erroneous mental representation

2. illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancynoun

   something many people believe that is false

   "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

3. delusion, illusion, head gamenoun

   the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

4. magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deceptionnoun

   an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. illusionnoun

   Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

2. illusionnoun

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

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

3. illusionnoun

   A magician's trick.

4. illusionnoun

   The fact of being an illusion (in any of the above senses).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illusionnoun

   Mockery; false show; counterfeit appearance; errour.

   Etymology: illusio, Latin; illusion, Fr.

   That, distill'd by magick slights,
   Shall raise such artificial sprights,
   As, by the strength of their illusion,
   Shall draw him on to his confusion. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   There wanted not some about him that would have persuaded him that all was but an illusion. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   So oft they fell
   Into the same illusion; not as man,
   Whom they triumph'd, once laps'd. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   An excuse for uncharitableness, drawn from pretended inability, is of all others the most general and prevailing illusion. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   Many are the illusions by which the enemy endeavours to cheat men into security, and defeat their title to salvation. John Rogers, Sermons.

   To dream once more I close my willing eyes;
   Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! Alexander Pope.

   We must use some illusion to render a pastoral delightful; and this consists in exposing the best side only of a shepherd's life, and in concealing its miseries. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. illusion

   An illusion is a false or misleading perception, belief, or idea that appears to be different from the reality. It is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory information. Illusions can involve all the senses, but visual illusions are the most well-known and understood.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illusionnoun

   an unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination

2. Illusionnoun

   hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment; witchery; glamour

3. Illusionnoun

   a sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder

4. Illusionnoun

   a plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Illusion

   An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people. Illusions may occur with more of the human senses than vision, but visual illusions, optical illusions, are the most well known and understood. The emphasis on visual illusions occurs because vision often dominates the other senses. For example, individuals watching a ventriloquist will perceive the voice is coming from the dummy since they are able to see the dummy mouth the words. Some illusions are based on general assumptions the brain makes during perception. These assumptions are made using organizational principles, like Gestalt, an individual's ability of depth perception and motion perception, and perceptual constancy. Other illusions occur because of biological sensory structures within the human body or conditions outside of the body within one’s physical environment. The term illusion refers to a specific form of sensory distortion. Unlike a hallucination, which is a distortion in the absence of a stimulus, an illusion describes a misinterpretation of a true sensation. For example, hearing voices regardless of the environment would be a hallucination, whereas hearing voices in the sound of running water would be an illusion.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illusion

   il-lū′zhun, n. a playing upon: a mocking: deceptive appearance: false show: error.—n. Illū′sionist, one who is subject to illusions: one who produces illusions, as sleight-of-hand tricks, for entertainment.—adjs. Illū′sive, Illū′sory, deceiving by false appearances: false.—adv. Illū′sively.—n. Illū′siveness. [See Illude.]

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1. illusion

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2. Illusion

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'illusion' in Nouns Frequency: #2618

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How to pronounce illusion?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of illusion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of illusion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of illusion in a Sentence

1. Rand Paul:

   Glittering prizes, glittering prizes and endless compromises; shattering the illusion of integrity.

2. Wachowski Brothers, The Matrix Reloaded:

   Choice is an illusion, created between those with power, and those without.

3. John Appleby:

   As the election promises roll in, we should be under no illusion about the money, staff and time it will take to turn this situation around.

4. Daniel Day Lewis:

   The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.

5. Albert Einstein:

   Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=illusion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Illusion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=illusion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illusion
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=illusion
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=illusion
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=illusion