apparition

As nouns the difference between illusion and apparition

is that illusion is anything that seems to be something that it is not while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

Delusion is a related term of apparition.

As nouns the difference between delusion and apparition

is that delusion is a false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

Apparition is a synonym of hallucination.

As nouns the difference between hallucination and apparition

is that hallucination is a sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

Fantasy is a related term of apparition.

As nouns the difference between fantasy and apparition

is that fantasy is that which comes from one's imagination while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

As a verb fantasy

is (literary|psychoanalysis) to fantasize (about).

As nouns the difference between shadow and apparition

is that shadow is a dark projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

As a verb shadow

is to block light or radio transmission.

Incorporeality is a related term of apparition.

As nouns the difference between incorporeality and apparition

is that incorporeality is the state or characteristic of being incorporeal while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

Curse is a related term of apparition.

As a verb curse

is .

As a noun apparition is

an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

Apparition is a synonym of mirage.

As nouns the difference between mirage and apparition

is that mirage is an optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, giving the appearance of there being refuge in the distance while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

As a verb mirage

is to cause to appear as or like a mirage.

Apparition is a related term of chimera.

As nouns the difference between apparition and chimera

is that apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility while chimera is chimera.

Apparition is a related term of dream.

As nouns the difference between apparition and dream

is that apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility while dream is imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

As a verb dream is

(lb) to see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.