Definizione monolingua

illusion

illusion (countable and uncountable; plural illusions)

1. (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

   We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.

   Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.

   • 2002, The Flaming Lips, Do You Realize??

     You realize the sun dont go down its just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.

2. (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

   Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.

3. (countable) A magician’s trick.
4. (uncountable) The fact of being an illusion (in any of the above senses).

Definizione dizionario illusion

	illusione
	anything that seems to be something that it is not

allucinazione

chimera

inganno

Altri significati:

(countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

fact of being an illusion

(countable) A magician’s trick.

magician's trick

belief in something that is in fact not true

(uncountable) The fact of being an illusion (in any of the above senses).

(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.