Illusion vs Collusion - What's the difference?
illusion | collusion |
(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
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(countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
(countable) A magician’s trick.
(uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.
A secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy.
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As nouns the difference between illusion and collusion
is that illusion is anything that seems to be something that it is not while collusion is a secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy.illusion
English
(wikipedia illusion)Noun
- 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.
- You realize the sun don't go down it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.
- Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
Synonyms
* (the state of being deceived or misled) misapprehensionDerived terms
* illusionist * illusory * optical illusion * under the illusion thatSee also
* mirage ----collusion
English
Noun
(en noun)Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution, passage=The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.}}