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ilusão — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • delusion noun A firmly held false belief, maintained even against clear evidence.
  • fallacy noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
  • illusion noun A false or misleading impression created by something that appears real.

Senses

ilusão is used for these senses in English:

  • delusion The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
  • fallacy Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
  • illusion (countable) A magician’s trick.

fallacy — full definition

  1. noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
  2. noun An argument that seems logical but is actually flawed or misleading.

Related Portuguese words