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illusion
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Sense: Noun: unreal image

Synonyms:

hallucination, mirage, figment of the imagination, figment, delusion , trick of the light, dream , daydream, fantasy , fancy , vision , chimera, optical illusion

Sense: Noun: misconception

Synonyms:

misconception , false impression, misapprehension, delusion , misbelief, fallacy, falsehood, error , myth , untruth, hallucination, fiction , fantasy , the wrong idea

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