| Main Entry: |
ignis fatuus |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
illusion |
Synonyms: |
apparition,
bubble*,
chimera,
confusion,
daydream,
deception, deja vu,
delusion,
error,
fallacy, false impression,
fancy,
fantasy, figment of imagination, fool's paradise,
ghost,
hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus, idolism, ignus fatuus,
image,
invention, make-believe,
mirage, misapprehension, misbelief,
misconception, misimpression,
mockery,
myth, optical illusion, paramnesia,
phantasm, phantasma, pipe dream,
rainbow*, seeming,
semblance,
trip*, virtual reality, will-o'-the-wisp
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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