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illusion
Overview of noun illusion
The noun illusion has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (23) illusion, semblance -- (an erroneous mental representation)
2. (6) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy -- (something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy")
3. (1) delusion, illusion, head game -- (the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas)
4. magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception -- (an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun illusion
4 senses of illusion
Sense 1
illusion, semblance
=> appearance
=> representation, mental representation, internal representation
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> misconception
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
delusion, illusion, head game
=> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> falsification, misrepresentaation
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
=> performance
=> presentation, presentment, demonstration
=> show
=> entertainment, amusement
=> diversion, recreation
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun illusion
3 of 4 senses of illusion
Sense 1
illusion, semblance
=> apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
=> irradiation
=> phantom limb
Sense 2
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> bubble
=> will-o'the-wisp, ignis fatuus
=> wishful thinking
Sense 4
magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
=> card trick
=> prestidigitation, sleight of hand
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun illusion
4 senses of illusion
Sense 1
illusion, semblance
=> appearance
Sense 2
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> misconception
Sense 3
delusion, illusion, head game
=> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Sense 4
magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
=> performance
Antonyms of noun illusion
Member Holonyms of noun illusion
Substance Holonyms of noun illusion
Part Holonyms of noun illusion
Member Meronyms of noun illusion
Substance Meronyms of noun illusion
Part Meronyms of noun illusion
Meronyms of noun illusion
Holonyms of noun illusion
Attributes of noun illusion
Derived Forms of noun illusion
4 senses of illusion
Sense 1
illusion, semblance
RELATED TO>(adj) illusional#1
=> illusional, illusionary
Sense 2
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
RELATED TO>(adj) illusional#1
=> illusional, illusionary
Sense 3
delusion, illusion, head game
RELATED TO>(adj) illusional#1
=> illusional, illusionary
RELATED TO>(adj) illusionary#1
=> illusional, illusionary
Sense 4
magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
RELATED TO>(noun) illusionist#2
=> magician, prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist
Domain of noun illusion
Domain Terms of noun illusion
Familiarity of noun illusion
illusion used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun illusion
4 senses of illusion
Sense 1
illusion, semblance
> appearance
=> illusion, semblance
=> three-D,3D,3D
=> front
Sense 2
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
> misconception
=> fallacy, false belief
=> error, erroneous belief
=> self-deception, self-deceit
=> mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
=> illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> delusion, hallucination
=> mirage
=> unsoundness
Sense 3
delusion, illusion, head game
> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> fakery
=> indirection
=> trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
=> duplicity, double-dealing
=> cheat, cheating
=> delusion, illusion, head game
=> pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> imposture, impersonation
=> obscurantism
=> bluff, four flush
=> take-in
Sense 4
magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
> performance
=> dramatic production, dramatic performance
=> encore
=> extemporization, extemporisation, improvisation
=> juggle, juggling
=> magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
=> musical performance
=> one-night stand
=> rendition, rendering, interpretation
=> swan song, last hurrah
=> program, programme
Meronyms of noun illusion
4 senses of illusion
Sense 4
magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
=> performance
HAS PART: acting, playing, playacting, performing
Holonyms of noun illusion
Grep of noun illusion
disillusion
illusion
illusionist
optical illusion
Grep of verb illusion
disillusion
Grep of adj illusion
illusional
illusionary
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