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語源

From Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from illūdere, from in- (“at, upon”) + lūdere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native 古期英語 dwimmer.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
• (General American) enPR: ĭ-lo͞o'zhən, IPA: [ɪˈluː.ʒən]
• (Conservative RP) IPA: /ɪˈl(j)uːzj(ə)n/
• 韻: -uːʒən

名詞

illusion (countable and uncountable, plural illusions)

1. (psychology, countable) A distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.

   We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.

   Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.

   • 2002, “Do You Realize??”, performed by The Flaming Lips:

     You realize the sun don't go down it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.

2. (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
   • 1967, Four Tops, “Reach Out I'll Be There”, in Reach Out:

     Now if you feel that you can't go on / Because all of your hope is gone / And your life is filled with much confusion / Until happiness is just an illusion

   Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.

3. (countable) A magician’s trick.
4. (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

同意語

• (that seems to be something it is not): mirage, phantom
• (a belief in something untrue; the state of being misled): delusion
• (a belief in something untrue): misapprehension, misbelief, misconception

派生語