illusion
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a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds ittype of:idée faussean incorrect conception
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the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideastype of:tromperiethe act of deceiving
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an erroneous mental representationtypes:objet volant non identifié, soucoupe volantean (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial originstype of:apparitiona mental representation
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(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrarytypes:hallucinationillusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disordertype of:état mental, état psychologique(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
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an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observerstype of:représentationthe act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
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