Illusion of sense

  • 1Illusion — 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

  • 2sense — n 1 *sensation, feeling, sensibility Analogous words: awareness, consciousness, cognizance (see corresponding adjectives at AWARE): perception, *discernment, discrimination, penetration 2 Sense, common sense, good sense, horse sense, gumption,… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 3illusion — (n.) mid 14c., act of deception, from O.Fr. illusion a mocking, deceit, deception (12c.), from L. illusionem (nom. illusio) a mocking, jesting, irony, from illudere mock at, lit. to play with, from assimilated form of in at, upon (see IN (Cf. in… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4illusion — *delusion, mirage, hallucination Analogous words: imagination, fancy, fantasy: *sensation, percept, sense datum, sensum, image …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5illusion — illusioned, adj. /i looh zheuhn/, n. 1. something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. 2. the state or condition of being deceived; misapprehension. 3. an instance of being deceived. 4. Psychol. a perception, as …

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  • 6illusion —    Formerly known as illusio, fallacia, and idolum. The term illusion comes from the Latin verb illudere, which means to mock, to delude, to tempt. It is unknown when and by whom the term was introduced, but it has been in use since ancient times …

    Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • 7illusion —    by William Pawlett   Illusion and its cognates appearance, image, double, mirror, simulation, shadow are terms woven throughout Baudrillard s writings, from his earliest studies of consumption to his last provocations on evil and the dual form …

    The Baudrillard dictionary

  • 8Sense — Senses are the physiological methods of perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and… …

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  • 9Illusion — An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people. [ Solso, R. L. (2001). Cognitive psychology (6th… …

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  • 10Sense and Sensibility — Raison et Sentiments Pour les articles homonymes, voir Raison et Sentiments (homonymie). Raison et Sentiments[N 1] …

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