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illusion vs phantasma

phantasma vs illusion

illusion and phantasma both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illusion Yes No No No
phantasma Yes No No No
As nouns, phantasma is a hyponym of illusion; that is, phantasma is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illusion:
  • illusion: an erroneous mental representation
  • phantasma: something existing in perception only
Other hyponyms of illusion include apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantom, shadow, irradiation, phantom limb.
illusion (noun) phantasma (noun)
the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas something existing in perception only
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers a ghostly appearing figure
something many people believe that is false
an erroneous mental representation
Difference between illusion and phantasma

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