Dictionary definition · illusion
noun
- an erroneous mental representation"Artists use perspective in art to create an illusion of depth."
- something many people believe that is false"they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
- the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas"She has a delusion that she is being spied on."
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).