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illusion
noun
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Divide illusion into syllables:

il · lu · sion

How to pronounce illusion:

Definition of illusion:

illusion (noun):
an erroneous mental representation.
a false or misleading idea or belief
something that deceives or misleads intellectually
a misleading image presented to the vision optical illusion

Synonyms for illusion:

apparition
castle in spain
castle in the air
chimera
conceit
conjuration
conjuring trick
daydream
deception
delusion
dream
fallacy
false belief
false impression
fancy
fantasm
fantasy
fiction
figment
hallucination
head game
idea
imaging
irradiation
legerdemain
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Antonyms for illusion:

actual fact
actuality
animate
being
certainty
character
concrete
corporeality
entity
experience
fact
facticity
factuality
here and now
ignorance
materiality
non-fiction
orthodoxy
personality
principle
real life
reality
sincerity
straight stuff
the real world
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