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Allision vs Illusion - What's the difference?

allision | illusion |

As nouns the difference between allision and illusion

is that allision is the striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof while illusion is anything that seems to be something that it is not.

allision

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) The striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof.
  • (rare) The act of dashing against or striking upon.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * collision

    illusion

    English

    (wikipedia illusion)

    Noun

  • (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
    • 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.
  • * 2002 , (The Flaming Lips),
    • You realize the sun don't go down it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.
  • (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
    • Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
  • (countable) A magician’s trick.
  • (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

    • Synonyms

    * (the state of being deceived or misled) misapprehension

    Derived terms

    * illusionist * illusory * optical illusion * under the illusion that

    See also

    * mirage ----