English-Portuguese translations for illusion

• ilusão
  Não é uma ilusão tola e distante. It is not some stupid, far-off illusion.
  A segurança jurídica é um mito e uma ilusão. Legal certainty is a myth and an illusion.
  Mais uma ilusão de Maastricht que se desvanece! Another Maastricht illusion bites the dust!

Definition of illusion

• Anything that seems to be something that it is not
• A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true
• A magician’s trick

Examples

• We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches
• Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food
• Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her

Related words

• disillusion
• disillusionment
• disillusioned
• illusionist
• illusionary
• illusionism
• illusional
• disillusionate
• optical illusion