1 | noun | an erroneous mental representation 2 | noun | something many people believe that is false 3 | noun | the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas 4 | noun | an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

, il'oozhuhn (IPA: ˌɪlˈuʒən)

il-lu-sion (8 letters | 3 syllables)

1340 (High Middle ages) (685 years ago)

Old French | Latin | French

illusions

semblance | fancy | fantasy | phantasy | delusion | head game | misconception | conjuration | conjuring trick | deception | legerdemain | magic | magic trick | thaumaturgy | trick (total: 15)

apparition | fantasm | irradiation | phantasm | phantasma | phantom | phantom limb | shadow | bubble | ignis fatuus | will-o'-the-wisp | wishful thinking | card trick | prestidigitation | sleight of hand (total: 15)

appearance | misconception | deceit | deception | dissembling | dissimulation | performance (total: 7)

allusion | collusion | conclusion | confusion | contusion | delusion | diffusion | disillusion | exclusion | extrusion | fusion | inclusion | infusion | intrusion | occlusion | ... (total: 19) (based on typical American pronunciation)

allusion

(none among common words)

optical illusion

Mandarin Chinese: | 幻覺 (noun) Hindi: | भ्रम (noun) Arabic: | وَهم (noun) Spanish: | ilusión (general) French: | illusion (general)

The Scorpio Illusion (Robert Ludlum)

Illusion

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Fancy | Magic trick | Mirage (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

8 (International English) | 8 (North American English)