Illusion — Defs

01 n. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.

1.
An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.
“To cheat the eye with blear illusions.” — Milton.
2.
Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charming; enchantment; witchery; glamour.
“Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise!” — Pope.
3.
A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.(Physiol.)
4.
A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.

Syn. Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy. See Delusion. Illusion, Delusion. Illusion refers particularly to errors of the sense; delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is an illusion; a false opinion is a delusion.