| NOUN | cognition | illusion, semblance | an erroneous mental representation |
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| cognition | illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy | something many people believe that is false / false | |
| act | illusion, delusion, head game | the act of deluding | |
| act | illusion, magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, deception | an illusory feat |
| Sounds | ihluw'zhahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An erroneous mental representation. | |
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| Synonym | semblance | |
| Narrower | apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow | Something existing in perception only |
| irradiation | The apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background | |
| phantom limb | The illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated | |
| Broader | appearance | A mental representation |
| Spanish | ilusión, semblanza | |
| Catalan | il·lusió | |
| Adjectives | illusional | marked by or producing illusion / illusion / illusion |
| Meaning | Something many people believe that is false / false. | |
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| Example | "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" | |
| Synonyms | fantasy, phantasy, fancy | |
| Narrower | bubble | An impracticable and illusory idea |
| will-o'-the-wisp, ignis fatuus | An illusion that misleads | |
| wishful thinking | The illusion that what you wish for is actually true | |
| Broader | misconception | An incorrect conception |
| Spanish | fantasía, ilusión | |
| Catalan | fantasia, il·lusió | |
| Adjectives | illusional | marked by or producing illusion / illusion / illusion |
| illusory | based on or having the nature of an illusion / illusion | |
| Meaning | The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas. | |
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| Synonyms | delusion, head game | |
| Broader | deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation | The act of deceiving / deceiving |
| Spanish | engaño, ilusión | |
| Catalan | il·lusió | |
| Adjectives | illusional, illusionary | marked by or producing illusion / illusion / illusion |
| Meaning | An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers. | |
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| Synonyms | magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, deception | |
| Narrower | card trick | A trick performed with playing cards |
| prestidigitation, sleight of hand | manual dexterity in the execution of tricks | |
| Broader | performance | The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment |
| Spanish | ilusión, magia, prestidigitación, trampantojo, truco de magia, truco | |
| Catalan | il·lusió, màgia, truc de màgia, truc | |
| Nouns | illusionist | someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience |
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