Слово англійською: illusion
Іменник
Переклад illusion українською: ілюзія, to create an ~ — створити ілюзію, міраж; примара, мана, нездійсненна мрія; омана, to indulge in ~s — впадати в оману; тішитися надіями, тонка (прозора) тканина, тюль
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] a false idea or belief, especially about somebody or about a situation
- under the illusion that… She's under the illusion that (= believes wrongly that) she'll get the job.
- illusion about something The new president has no illusions about the difficulties facing her country (= she knows that the country has serious problems).
- I have no illusions about her feelings for me (= I know the truth is that she does not love me).
- He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality.
- I don’t want to have my illusions shattered!
- [countable] something that seems to exist but in fact does not, or seems to be something that it is not
- Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space.
- The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion.
see also optical illusion Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘deceiving, deception’): via Old French from Latin illusio(n-), from illudere ‘to mock’, from in- ‘against’ + ludere ‘play’.