illusions
USi-LOO-zhuhnz/ɪˈluː.ʒənz/UKi-LYOO-zhuhnz/ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)nz/
- 1Plural of illusion.
Mirrors and lighting can create striking optical illusions.
He clung to his illusions about the company long after the warning signs appeared.
Note
Only the countable meanings of illusion take this plural: false appearances, mistaken beliefs, and a magician's tricks. The uncountable meaning, the state of being deceived itself, has no plural. Someone can live in illusion, but what they hold are illusions. So the plural usually points to particular things, such as specific beliefs a person clings to or individual effects a performer stages.
illusions is a form of illusion
illusion, noun: Something that appears to be one thing but is in fact another. Full entry
- Forms
- illusionillusions plural
- Spelling
- illusion → illusions: add -s
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