illusion

noun

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

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

(uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

(countable) A magician’s trick.

Roots

ludolus- · Latin · play

Synonyms for illusion

delusionn fantasyn semblancen deceptionn miragen phantasmn hallucinationn figmentn fancyadj phantasmagorian

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Where does illusion come from?

The word illusion breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lus-, from Latin ludo (“play”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.