Illusion – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
illusion
n.
delusion, false impression of reality; misconception, false idea
Illusion
An
illusion is a distortion of the
senses, revealing how the
brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. Though illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people. Illusions may occur with any of the
human senses, but visual illusions (
optical illusions), are the most well-known and understood. The emphasis on visual illusions occurs because
vision often dominates the other senses. For example, individuals watching a
ventriloquist will perceive the voice is coming from the dummy since they are able to see the dummy mouth the words. Some illusions are based on general assumptions the brain makes during
perception. These assumptions are made using organizational principles (e.g.,
Gestalt theory), an individual's capacity for
depth perception and motion perception, and
perceptual constancy. Other illusions occur because of biological sensory structures within the
human body or conditions outside of the body within one’s physical environment.
illusion
Noun
1. an erroneous mental representation
(synonym) semblance
(hypernym) appearance
(hyponym) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, shadow
2. something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
(synonym) fantasy, phantasy, fancy
(hypernym) misconception
(hyponym) bubble
3. the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
(synonym) delusion, head game
(hypernym) deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
4. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
(synonym) magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, deception
(hypernym) performance
(hyponym) card trick
Illusion (die)
nf.
illusion, delusion, false impression of reality; mirage, trick of eyesight
illusion
nf.
illusion, delusion; fallacy