The Random House College Dictionary illusion (noun) 1. something that deceives by producing a false impression. 2. the state of condition of being deceived; misapprehension. 3. an instance of being deceived. 4. _Psychol._ a perception that represents what is perceived in an unreal way. 5. a very thin, delicate tulle of silk or nylon having a cobwebbed appearance for trimmings, veiling, and the like. 6. _obs._ the act of deceiving; deception. On Sep 11, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Dan Glover wrote:
> > Dan: > > illusion (ɪˈluːʒən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide] > > — n > 1. a false appearance or deceptive impression of reality: the mirror > gives an illusion of depth > 2. a false or misleading perception or belief; delusion: he has the > illusion that he is really clever > > [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illusion] > > Dan comments: > > A false perception or belief of reality is false precisely because it > doesn't exist. > > delusion (dɪˈluːʒən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide] > > — n > 1. a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etc: he has > delusions of grandeur > 2. psychiatry illusion See also hallucination a belief held in the > face of evidence to the contrary, that is resistant to all reason > 3. the act of deluding or state of being deluded > > [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/delusion] > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
