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dissembling vs illusion

illusion vs dissembling

dissembling and illusion both are nouns.

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

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