illusion
/ɪˈluːʒ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪˈluːʒ(ə)n/
ɪˈluːʒən
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ɪ - ˈluːʒən -> illusion
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ (က) [C] အတွေးမှား၊ အယုံမှား၊ အစွဲမှား၊ အထင်မှားခြင်း။
I have no illusions about my ability (ie I know that I am not very able). ❍ She’s under the illusion that (ie believes wrongly that) he loves her. ❍ We’re left with few illusions about the company’s prospects.
(ခ) [U] စိတ်၏လှည့်စားမှု။
These hopes are pure/sheer illusion.
၂။ [C] တံလျှပ်ကဲ့သို့ အရိပ်အယောင်။ စိတ်၏လှည့်စားမှု။
an illusion of happiness ❍ In the hot sun the surface of the road seems wet, but that is only an illusion. Compare DELUSION See also OPTICAL ILLUSION
More examples
- [illusion that] : Many people still have the illusion that full employment is possible.
- [create/give/maintain the illusion] : This description creates the illusion that we can solve all our environmental problems.
- [be under no illusion/illusions] : We are under no illusion that this money will be enough.
- [have no illusions] : I had no illusions about the task that lay ahead.
- For some time, Yeltsin’s rule provided an illusion of stability.
- [give/create the illusion of something] : Glass bricks in the bathroom gave the illusion of lightness and space.
Synonyms
delusion, false impression, misapprehension, apparition, appearance, artifice, bubble, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, dream, déjà vu, effect, error, fallacy, fancy, fantasy, feeling, figment, figment of imagination, figment of your imagination, fool's paradise, ghost, hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus, idea, idolism, ignus fatuus, image, impression, invention, magic, make-believe, mirage, misbelief, misconception, misimpression, mockery, myth, optical illusion, paramnesia, phantasm, pipe dream, rainbow, seeming, semblance, sensation, sense, sleight of hand, trick, trickery, trip, virtual reality
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