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2021-04-20

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง allusion = ‘uh-LOO-zhuhn’

ออกเสียง delusion = ‘di-LOO-zhuhn’

ออกเสียง elusion = ‘ih-LOO-zhuhn’

ออกเสียง illusion = ‘ih-LOO-zhuhn’

Dictionary.com

Allusionvs. Illusion

The similar spellings and pronunciations

of allusion and illusion cancause even seasoned writers

to second-guess their choice of words.

Today we will examine and clarify the differences

between these two terms,

so you won’t be fooled again by their deceptive likeness.

What do allusion and illusion mean?

An allusion isa reference, direct or implied, to somethingor someone.

Allusions are often found in books, songs, TV shows, and movies.

For instance,

the title of Aldous Huxley’s classic novel Brave New World

is an allusion to a work by William Shakespeare;

the phrase brave new world is spoken by Prospero’s daughter,

Miranda, in The Tempest:

“How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,

That has such people in ’t! “

An illusion,on the other hand,

is somethingthat deceives the mind or senses

by creating a false impression of reality.

Illusionsare often (though not always) related to visual perception,

as in “optical illusion.”

A mirage, such as the phenomenon of perceiving a sea of water in a desert, is a type ofillusion.

A common rootword

Allusion and illusion are both related to the Latin term lūdere

meaning “to play,” along with their linguistic cousin delusion.

Keep in mindthe prefix de-, denoting privation or negation,

provides a hint to the more serious contexts

in which this term is sometimes used.

A delusion is a false belief or opinion.

In the context of mental health,

a delusion can be defined as a fixed false belief

that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact,

as in “paranoid delusion.”

To keep them straight,

try associating the beginning I in illusion with aneye,

relating the term to optical illusions.

An allusion is

an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or artistic work.

Allusions assume a level of familiarity on the part of the reader

with the referenced work, person, or event.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,

one of the con artists who claims to be an heir to the French throne

makes allusionsto three of Shakespeare’s plays

in his jumbled rendition of Hamlet’s soliloquy,

which opens with the humorously botched line

“To be or not to be: that is the bare bodkin.”

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Allusion and Illusion

Allusion and illusion may share some portion of their ancestry

(both words come in part from the Latin word ludere, meaning “to play”),

and sound quite similar, but they are distinct words with very different meanings.

An allusionis an indirect reference,

whereas an illusion is something that is unrealor incorrect.

Each of the nouns has a related verbform:

allude “to refer indirectly to,” and illude (not a very common word), which may mean “to delude or deceive” or “to subject to an illusion.”

What is the word origin of allusion?

Allusion was borrowed into English in the middle of the 16th century.

It derives from the Latin verb alludere, meaning "to refer to, to play with, or to jest," as does its cousin allude,

meaning "to make indirect reference" or "to refer."

Alludere, in turn, derives from a combination

of the prefix ad- and ludere ("to play"). Ludere is a Latin word

that English speakers have enjoyed playing with over the years;

we've used it to create collude, delude, elude, and prelude,

to name just a few.

allusion vs. illusion

Allusion is a noun that means

"a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly,"

as in "a colleague's allusion to a former spouse."

Illusion is a noun that refers to

something that looks or seems different from what it is,

as in "paint that creates the illusion of metal" and "an opticalillusion."

It also refers to an idea that is based on something that is not true,

as in "they were under the illusion that the car was brand new."

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for delusion

DELUSION, ILLUSION, HALLUCINATION, MIRAGE

mean something that is believed to be true or real

but that is actually falseor unreal.

DELUSION implies an inability to distinguish between what is realand what only seems to be real, often as the result of a disordered state of mind.

delusions of persecution

ILLUSION implies a false ascribing of reality based on what one seesor imagines.

an illusion of safety

HALLUCINATION implies impressions that are the product of disordered senses, as because of mental illness or drugs.

suffered from terrifying hallucinations

MIRAGE in its extended sense applies to an illusory vision, dream, hope, or aim.

claimed a balanced budget is a mirage

SYNONYM STUDY FOR ILLUSION

illusion, hallucination, delusion

refer to false perceptions or ideas.

An illusion is a false mental image produced by misinterpretation of things that actually exist:

A mirage is an illusion produced by reflection of light against the sky.

A hallucination isa perception of a thing or quality

that has no physical counterpart:

Under the influence of LSD, Terry had hallucinations that the living-room floor was rippling.

A delusion is a persistent false belief:

A paranoiac has delusions of persecution.

Collins COBUILD English Usage

Illusion – delusion

You can use either of these words

to say that someone has a wrong belief.

They have the illusion that every contingency can be worked out in advance.

One patient had the delusion that he was Trotsky.

You say that someone is under an illusion or delusion.

Finally, I think he wanted me because he was under the illusion that I was loaded with money.

I still laboured under the nice middle-class delusion that everyone was a good guy at heart.

You can also say that someone suffers from an illusion or delusion.

A man who has had a leg amputated often suffers from the delusion that the leg is still there.

If you have an illusion of something,

you believe that it exists when in fact it does not.

We have an illusion of freedom.

In return they are allowed the illusion of a guiltless life.

another meaning of 'illusion'

An illusion is also something that looks or sounds like one thing,

but is either something else or is not there at all.

It might be an optical illusion but he actually seems to lift some horses in races when they are tired.

I fancy I can hear her voice, but that must be an illusion.

You do not use delusion withthis meaning.

Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary

Allusion & illusion

An allusion is a reference,

something you allude to:

“Her allusion to flowers reminded me that Valentine’s Day was coming.”

In that English paper, don’t write “literary illusions”

when you mean "allusions.”

A mirage, hallucination, or a magic trick is anillusion.

(Doesn’t being fooled just make you ill?)

Dictionary of Problem Words in English

allusion& delusion & elusion & illusion

These words, somewhat alike in sound and spelling,

have different meanings and uses.

An allusion is an indirect referenceor mention:

“He made an allusion to a character in a TV melodrama.”

Delusion means “a false belief,”

one usually held as a result of self-deception,

It is commonly used to refer to

a person suffering froma mental disorder:

“Bob suffers from delusions of grandeur.”

“Alice is under the delusion that she is Joan of Arc.”

Elusion, a rarely used word, means “an escape,” “an evasion”:

“Not attending the meeting is an elusion of your obligation to vote.”

Illusion is related in meaning to delusion;

it refers to a false mental imageor idea,

to something that is imagine and that may or may not bebased on fact:

“A mirage is an illusion.”

“At times, Charlie is under the illusion that he is a star football player.”

A delusion is more likely to be harmfulor serious than is an illusion.