illusion
41Illusion — Il|lu|si|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. trüger. Hoffnung, Selbsttäuschung, idealisierte, falsche Vorstellung von der Wirklichkeit; Ggs.: Desillusion; jmdm. die Illusionen rauben; sich Illusionen über jmdn. oder eine Sache hingeben; darüber mache ich …
42illusion — noun 1) he had destroyed her illusions Syn: delusion, misapprehension, misconception, false impression; fantasy, fancy, dream, chimera; fool s paradise, self deception 2) the lighting increases the illusion of depth Syn …
43illusion — noun 1) I had no illusions Syn: delusion, misapprehension, misconception, false impression, mistaken impression, fantasy, dream, fancy 2) the illusion of depth Syn: appearance, impression …
44illusion — n. 1 deception, delusion. 2 a misapprehension of the true state of affairs. 3 a the faulty perception of an external object. b an instance of this. 4 a figment of the imagination. 5 = optical illusion. Phrases and idioms: be under the illusion… …
45illusion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin illusion , illusio, from Latin, action of mocking, from illudere to mock at, from in + ludere to play, mock more at ludicrous Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete the action of… …
46illusion — A false perception; the mistaking of something for what it is not. [L. illusio, fr. il ludo, pp. lusus, to play at, mock] i. of doubles SYN: Capgras syndrome. i. of movement successive stimulation of neighboring retinal points which causes the… …
47illusion — See allusion. See allusion, delusion, elusion, illusion …
48illusion — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, air, airy nothing, apparition, appearance, bamboozlement, bedevilment, befooling, bewitchery, bewitchment, bluffing, brainchild, bubble, calculated deception, captivation, chimera, circumvention …
49Illusion — Fantasievorstellung, Selbsttäuschung, Traum, Utopie, Vision, Vorstellung, Wunschdenken, Wunschtraum, Wunschvorstellung, Zukunftstraum; (geh.): Wahn; (abwertend): Hirngespinst. * * * Illusion,die:1.⇨Wunschvorstellung–2.⇨Irrtum(1)–3.sichkeineIllusio… …
50Illusion — VILLEPIN (Dominique Galouzeau de) Bio express : Homme politique français (1953 ) «Tandis que le pouvoir économique et financier affirme toujours plus son emprise sur le monde, le pouvoir politique, sans matière ni relais, se… …