An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.
A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.
a misinterpreted perception that is caused by mistaking something present for something it is not. Illusions commonly occur with information that is seen or heard. For example, a common illusion is misinterpreting the noise made by wind for a voice. By contrast, a hallucination is a strong sensory perception that one has of an object or event while awake, when no such object or event exists. Whereas illusions involve misperceptions, hallucinations do not. Thus, an example of a hallucination would be hearing voices that are not really there and are not misinterpretation of the wind or any other noises.
(a) An appearance which leads a subject to draw mistaken conclusions. (b) In stage magic and "conjuring", an orchestrated presentation designed to trick the perceptions of the audience.
The creation of Maya, the universes, which the gross-conscious soul mistakes for Reality. (1a) See bhas; Maya. (1b)
illusion: 1. the form of delusion on the mental plane, the remedy for which is called intuition. 2. when a person lets their negative ego mind, which is an illusionary mind based on fear, separation, duality & lower self, interpret reality rather than the Spiritual / Christ / Buddha / Krishna / Moses / Mohammed / Mighty I Am Presence / God / Goddess Mind, they live in an illusionary reality even though it will seem totally real to them. This is so because our thoughts create our reality - they do not create truth. Negative ego / fear based / separative / dualistc / lower self thoughts are illusion even though they feel real to the person who thinks them.
A misperception or misinterpretation of a real external stimulus, such as hearing the rustling of leaves as the sound of voices. See also hallucination.
A misperception of a real external stimulus, such as hearing the slapping of waves as footsteps.
an erroneous mental representation
something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
a distortion (almost always visual) of something that is already there
a distortion of a sensory perception
a false impression or image
a false, misleading, or overly optimistic idea
a false show, a mere cheat on the fancy or senses
a fanciful vision or a false impression or idea, a mental state in which one attributes reality to something unreal
a misconception or false impression
an erroneous belief, concept or condition where our minds, through some logical thought process, have arrived at an erroneous conclusion
a perception that is not real
a perception which does not correspond to reality
a perception which doesn't correspond to reality
a state of being that lends itself to interpretation
modified or wrong interpretation of the outer world, which the individual accepts as reality; it may affect one or more senses
A visually misleading or perceptually altered space or object.
an erroneous perception of reality. (Compare with allusion.)
misperceptions or interpretations of environmental stimuli. Usually visual and/or auditory
A distorted perception of objects or events causing a discrepancy between what is perceived and what is reality. (sometimes confused with hallucination)
is a distorted perception of reality.
A false interpretation of an external sensory stimulus, usually seen or heard, such as a mirage in the desert or voices on the wind.
something that is believed to be real but is not; the ultimate illusion is the separation from God, upon which rest all the manifestations of the separated world which may be understood as distortions in perception; i.e., seeing attack instead of a call for love, sin instead of error; the illusions of the world reinforce the belief that the body has a value in and of itself, a source of either pleasure or pain; forgiveness is the final illusion as it forgives what never was, and leads beyond all illusion to the truth of God.
An (intentional or unintentional) element of an entity only present as a perception by an observer.
something perceived as real but without basis in reality.
In perception, a misinterpretation of the relationships among presented stimuli so that what is perceived does not correspond to physical reality; especially, but not exclusively, an optical or visual illusion. See also delusion, hallucination.