ETYM French illusion, Latin illusio, from illudere, illusum, to illude. Related to Illude.
Generally, a delusion, deception, or false perception. Illusion is, like appearance, usually contrasted with reality. The concept is often used in the philosophy of perception and in epistemology. It is only by trusting some experiences that we can identify others as illusory, so the occurrence of illusions does not mean that everything is illusory.
1. An erroneous mental representation; SYN. semblance.
2. Deception by creating illusory ideas; SYN. head game.
3. Something many people believe that is false; SYN. fantasy, phantasy, fancy. + prikaži više