German Conversation · Level 26
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German word
Illusion
Pronunciation
IPA/ɪluˈzi̯oːn/
Meaning
- feminine nounillusion
Example
Er hatte viele Illusionen über seine Zukunft.
He had many illusions about his future.
More examples
Sie musste die Illusion aufgeben, immer alles kontrollieren zu können.
She had to give up the illusion that she could always control everything.
Core concept
A false picture can arise in the mind or in perception and feel real despite conflicting evidence.
Common phrases
die Illusion aufgeben
give up the illusion
an der Illusion festhalten
cling to the illusion
Similar words
Vorstellung: A mental image or idea formed in the mind.
Fantasie: The ability to imagine freely or the ideas created by that imagination.
Einbildung: A false belief invented and accepted within one's own mind.
Täuschung: An act of concealing facts to create a false impression.
Definition in German
Falsche Vorstellung oder Täuschung, die als wirklich empfunden wird, sowohl gedanklich als auch sinnlich.
Word origin
The noun entered German as a learned borrowing through French from Latin illusio, a noun related to illudere, 'to mock or deceive'.
Usage tips
- With Illusionen über, the topic takes über plus the accusative, as in Illusionen über seine Zukunft.
Other meanings
- misconceptionnoun
Opposites
- Realitätrealitynoun
- Wirklichkeitrealitynoun
Related words
- illusorischillusoryadjective
- Illusionistillusionistnoun