illusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: illusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for illusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illusion n an erroneous mental representation [syn: illusion, semblance] something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" Synonym(s): illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas Synonym(s): delusion, illusion, head game an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers Synonym(s): magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illusion \Illu"sion\, n. [F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to illude. See {Illude}.] 1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. To cheat the eye with blear illusions. --Milton. 2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment; witchery; glamour. Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! --Pope. 3. (Physiol.) 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. Note: Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion* and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion whatever. 4. A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc. Syn: Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy. See {Delusion}. {Illusion}, {Delusion}. Illusion refers particularly to errors of the sense; delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is an illusion; a false opinion is a delusion. --E. Edwards.