Illusion

Related words

• illusionär

  Illusionary means based on an illusion or misleading.

• desillusionieren

  To disillusion

• desillusioniert

  Disillusioned

• Desillusion

  Disillusionment

• desillusionierend

  Disillusioning

• Ernüchterung

  disillusionment

• Trugbild

  Illusion

• Blendwerk

  Deception

• Wunderwaffe

  Wonder weapon

• Selbsttäuschung

  Self-deception refers to the act of deceiving oneself into believing something that is not true, often to protect one's ego or avoid unpleasant realities.

• ernüchtern

  Sober

• enttäuscht

  Disappointed

• ernüchternd

  Sobering

• aufbauend

  Uplifting means encouraging, strengthening, or positively reinforcing.

• ermunternd

  Encouraging

• Wahn

  Delusion

• Wunschdenken

  Wishful thinking

• Lebenslüge

  A life lie is a belief or conviction that a person clings to, even though they know or suspect it is false, often to deceive themselves or others and avoid unpleasant truths.

• Chimäre

  Chimera

• entäußern

  to divest oneself of, to renounce

• optisch

  Optical, visual

• kriegsmüde

  war-weary

• Verfremdungseffekt

  The alienation effect is a theatrical technique designed to alienate the audience to stimulate critical thinking by breaking the illusion of reality.

• Determinismus

  determinism

• Wunschtraum

  pipe dream

• Schimäre

  Chimera

• Zauberkunststück

  A magic trick is a performance where an illusion is created through skill and deception that seems impossible.

• Selbstbetrug

  self-deception, self-delusion

• Politikverdrossenheit

  Political apathy, disillusionment with politics

• deterministisch

  Deterministic

• fintenreich

  Full of feints, rich in tricks; someone or something that uses many and sophisticated deception maneuvers or tricks.

• Wahnvorstellung

  Delusion

• Zauberer

  Magician

• Magier

  Magician

• Zauberkünstler

  A magician is a person who entertains an audience by performing illusions and tricks.

• Einbildung

  Imagination

• Phantasmagorie

  phantasmagoria

• Sinnestäuschung

  hallucination, illusion

• Donquichotterie

  Quixotism

• Hirngespinst

  Pipe dream

• Zaubrer

  magician, wizard

• Zauberkunst

  magic

Example sentences with “Illusion”

1. Er gab sich der Illusion hin, dass alles gut werden würde. (He indulged in the illusion that everything would turn out fine.)

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