different between illusion vs aberration

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

English

Etymology

A learned borrowing from Latin aberr?ti? (“relief, diversion”), first attested in 1594 , from aberr? (“wander away, go astray”), from ab (“away”) + err? (“wander”). Compare French aberration. Equivalent to aberrate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.???e?.?n?/

Noun

aberration (countable and uncountable, plural aberrations)

1. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state. [Late 16^th century.]
2. (optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point. [Mid 18^th century.]
3. (astronomy) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18^th century.]
   1. (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
4. A partial alienation of reason. [Early 19^th century.]
5. A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character. [Early 19^th century.]
6. (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ. [Mid 19^th century.]
7. (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.

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Translations

References

French

Etymology

From Latin aberrationem, aberratio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.b?.?a.sj??/

Noun

aberration f (plural aberrations)

1. aberration
2. the state of being aberrant
3. (astronomy) aberration
4. (optics) aberration
5. (physiology) aberration or mutation

Related terms

• aberrer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• abornerait, arboraient