illusion
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(noun) deception by creating illusory ideas |
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Synonyms: head game |
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Related Words: deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation |
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(noun) something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" |
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Synonyms: fancy, fantasy, phantasy |
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Related Words: ignis fatuus, misconception, will-o'-the-wisp, wishful thinking |
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(noun) an erroneous mental representation |
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Synonyms: semblance |
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Related Words: apparition, appearance, phantom, phantom limb, shadow |
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(noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers |
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Synonyms: conjuring trick, deception, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, trick |
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Related Words: card trick, performance, prestidigitation, sleight of hand |
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