different between derangement vs illusion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French dérangement.

Noun

derangement (countable and uncountable, plural derangements)

1. The property of being deranged.
2. An act or instance of deranging.
3. (mathematics, combinatorics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.

Derived terms

• derangement syndrome
• Derangement Syndrome

Translations

English

Etymology

From Old French illusion, from Latin ill?si?, from ill?dere, from in- (“at, upon”) + l?dere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l(j)u??(?)n/
• (General American) enPR: ?-lo?o'zh?n, IPA^(key): [??lu?.??n]
• (Conservative RP) IPA^(key): /??l(j)u?zj(?)n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

illusion (countable and uncountable, plural illusions)

1. (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
2. (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

3. (countable) A magician’s trick.
4. (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

Synonyms

• (that seems to be something it is not): mirage, phantom
• (a belief in something untrue; the state of being misled): delusion
• (a belief in something untrue): misapprehension, misbelief, misconception

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From French illusion, from Latin ill?sio.

Noun

illusion c (singular definite illusionen, plural indefinite illusioner)

1. illusion

Inflection

Further reading

• “illusion” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ly.zj??/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: illusions

Noun

illusion f (plural illusions)

1. illusion

Related terms

• illusoire
• illusoirement

Descendants

• ? Danish: illusion

Further reading

• “illusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l???u?n/

Noun

illusion c

1. an illusion

Declension

Related terms

• illusorisk

See also

• illustration
• illustrera
• synvilla
• trick