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- pronunciation:
- ih
lu
zh
 n
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a fantasy or mistaken idea.
He was under the illusion that he didn't have to work on Saturday night.- synonyms:
- fantasy
- similar words:
- delusion, fancy, mirage
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| definition 2: |
a state of seeing, hearing, or otherwise sensing things in a false way.
The magician created the illusion that he was sawing a woman in half.
- synonyms:
- delusion
- similar words:
- deception
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| related words: |
appearance, fantasy, vision |
| derivation: |
illusionary (adj.) |
The word illusion
contains the following parts:
il-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix il-1 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-1 used before roots beginning with "l," such as "lum."
Example words:
lud, lus
Latin
root
that means to play
Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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