Illusion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an erroneous mental representation

something many people believe that is false

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪlˈuːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪlˈuːʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪlˈuːʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪlˈuːʒən/.

Examples

they have the illusion that I am very wealthy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

head game fancy conjuring trick legerdemain delusion thaumaturgy conjuration phantasy semblance deception magic fantasy magic trick trick

Parts of Speech

noun	an erroneous mental representation
noun	something many people believe that is false “they have the illusion that I am very wealthy”
noun	the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
noun	an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Word Forms

illusional	adjective	marked by or producing illusion
illusory	adjective	based on or having the nature of an illusion
fantasy	verb	indulge in fantasies
fantasize	verb	indulge in fantasies
fancy	verb	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
delude	verb	be false to; be dishonest with
illusionary	adjective	marked by or producing illusion
magical	adjective	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
magician	noun	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
illusionist	noun	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

espejismo

una representación mental errónea

🇮🇹Italian

illusione

una rappresentazione mentale errata

🇳🇱Dutch

illusie

een foutieve mentale representatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

ilusão

uma representação mental errônea

🇷🇺Russian

иллюзия

ошибочное мысленное представление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माया

एक ग़लत मानसिक प्रतिनिधित्व

🇧🇩Bengali

বিভ্রম

একটি ভুল মানসিক উপস্থাপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

மாயை

ஒரு தவறான மன பிரதிநிதித்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

భ్రాంతి

ఒక తప్పు మానసిక ప్రాతినిధ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रम

एक चुकीचे मानसिक प्रतिनिधित्व

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભ્રમણા

એક ખોટી માનસિક રજૂઆત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಮೆ

ತಪ್ಪಾದ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രമം

ഒരു തെറ്റായ മാനസിക പ്രതിനിധാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਮ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

وہم

ایک غلط ذہنی نمائندگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

错觉

错误的心理表征

🇯🇵Japanese

幻想

誤った精神表現

🇰🇷Korean

환각

잘못된 정신적 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảo tưởng

một sự thể hiện tinh thần sai lầm

🇹🇭Thai

ภาพลวงตา

การแสดงจิตที่ผิดพลาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

ilusi

representasi mental yang salah

🇵🇭Filipino

ilusyon

isang maling representasyon ng kaisipan

🇲🇾Malay

ilusi

representasi mental yang salah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وهم

تمثيل عقلي خاطئ

🇮🇷Persian

توهم

یک نمایش ذهنی اشتباه

🇹🇷Turkish

yanılsama

hatalı zihinsel temsil

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַשְׁלָיָה

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