Illusion — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
- hallucination noun A false perception of something that isn't really there, often caused by illness, drugs, or extreme stress.
- illusion noun A false or misleading impression created by something that appears real.
Senses
Illusion is used for these senses in English:
- hallucination A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
- illusion (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
- illusion (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
fake — full definition
- adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
- noun An object, person, or claim that is not what it appears to be.
- verb To make something appear real or true when it isn't; to pretend.
hallucination — full definition
- noun A false perception of something that isn't really there, often caused by illness, drugs, or extreme stress.
- noun A confidently stated but false piece of information generated by an AI system.
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