Translation
illusion; a false hope
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Word origin
From Latin illusio, 'a mocking', from illudere, which is in- plus ludere ('to play'). An illusion is something played upon you, and the same verb gives allude, elude and ludicrous.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- illusio
- English cognates
- illusion, allude, elude, ludicrous
Examples
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The mirror creates an illusion of a large room.
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He lost his illusions about the new government.
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That is not magic, but a simple illusion.
The word is a trap for exactly the learner who has understood the affixes. There is no prefix - in Esperanto, and -- is a suffix that comes after a root, not before one, so is emphatically not - plus . Nothing here is used; something here is played with.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 3: iluzio, ŝako, defii and 7 more words.