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illusion

Dictionary definition · illusion

noun

  1. an erroneous mental representation"Artists use perspective in art to create an illusion of depth."
  2. something many people believe that is false"they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
  3. the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas"She has a delusion that she is being spied on."
  4. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).