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deceit vs illusion

illusion vs deceit

deceit and illusion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deceit Yes No No No
illusion Yes No No No
As nouns, illusion is a hyponym of deceit; that is, illusion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deceit:
  • deceit: the act of deceiving
  • illusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
deceit (noun) illusion (noun)
the act of deceiving the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
the quality of being fraudulent an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
a misleading falsehood something many people believe that is false
an erroneous mental representation
Difference between deceit and illusion

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