delusion, deception, illusion

delusion, deception, illusion
اِنْخِداع \ delusion, deception, illusion.

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  • allusion, delusion, elusion, illusion — These words, somewhat alike in sound and spelling, have different meanings and uses. An allusion is an indirect reference or mention: He made an allusion to a character in a TV melodrama. Delusion means a false belief, one usually held as a… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • Deception series — The Deception games are a series of console strategy RPGs created and published by Tecmo for Sony s line of PlayStation consoles, that have an emphasis on passive combat via the use of traps. There are currently four games in the franchise.… …   Wikipedia

  • illusion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. delusion, hallucination, vision, apparition; chimera, mirage, bubble, figment [of the mind or imagination]; dream, fool s paradise; misconception, self delusion, error; legerdemain. See deception. II… …   English dictionary for students

  • delusion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deception; illusion, fantasy, misconception, hallucination. See error. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An illusion] Syn. phantasm, hallucination, fancy; see illusion 1 . 2. [A false belief] Syn. misconception …   English dictionary for students

  • delusion — delusion, illusion, hallucination, mirage denote something which is believed to be or is accepted as being true or real but which is actually false or unreal. Delusion in general implies self deception or deception by others; it may connote a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Delusion — De*lu sion . [L. delusio, fr. deludere. See {Delude}.] 1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being deluded or misled. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is falsely or delusively believed or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Illusion — Il*lu sion, n. [F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to illude. See {Illude}.] 1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. [1913 Webster] To cheat the eye… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deception — 1 Deception, fraud, double dealing, trickery, chicane, chicanery mean the act or practice of, or the means used by, one who deliberately deceives in order to accomplish his ends. Deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, for it may be used… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • delusion — [di lo͞o′zhən] n. [ME delusioun < LL delusio < delusus, pp. of deludere] 1. a deluding or being deluded 2. a false belief or opinion 3. Psychiatry a false, persistent belief maintained in spite of evidence to the contrary delusional adj.… …   English World dictionary

  • delusion — [n] misconception, misbelief apparition, blunder, casuistry, chicanery, daydream, deception, deceptiveness, dream, eidolon, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy, figment*, fool’s paradise*, ghost, hallucination, head trip*, ignis… …   New thesaurus

  • illusion — I (deception) noun aberration, distortion, fallacy, false impression, misbelief, misconception, prestidigitation II (impression) noun apparition, artifice, chimera, daydream, deception, delusion, dream, figment, hallucination, masquerade, mirage …   Law dictionary

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