illusion
IPA: ɪɫˈuʒʌn
noun
- (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
- (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
- (countable) A magician’s trick.
- (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.
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Examples of "illusion" in Sentences
- The showmanship sells the illusion.
- We undergo the experiences of the illusion.
- The persistence of this illusion is astonishing.
- The illusions appear to be both aural and visual.
- That was the illusion the negotiators gave themselves up to.
- Tactile illusions are illusions that exploit the sense of touch.
- He was droll, engaging and a master of grand illusion and platform magic.
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