perceiver-distortion illusion — see physiological illusion … Dictionary of Hallucinations
stimulus-distortion illusion — see physical illusion … Dictionary of Hallucinations
distortion — see distortion illusion … Dictionary of Hallucinations
illusion — I (deception) noun aberration, distortion, fallacy, false impression, misbelief, misconception, prestidigitation II (impression) noun apparition, artifice, chimera, daydream, deception, delusion, dream, figment, hallucination, masquerade, mirage … Law dictionary
distortion — I noun anamorphosis, camouflage, caricature, contortion, convolution, deception, deformation, deformity, disguise, disparity, disproportion, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distortio, embroidery, enlargement, exaggeration, expansion,… … Law dictionary
Illusion — An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people. [ Solso, R. L. (2001). Cognitive psychology (6th… … Wikipedia
illusion — illusioned, adj. /i looh zheuhn/, n. 1. something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. 2. the state or condition of being deceived; misapprehension. 3. an instance of being deceived. 4. Psychol. a perception, as … Universalium
illusion — Formerly known as illusio, fallacia, and idolum. The term illusion comes from the Latin verb illudere, which means to mock, to delude, to tempt. It is unknown when and by whom the term was introduced, but it has been in use since ancient times … Dictionary of Hallucinations
illusion — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, air, airy nothing, apparition, appearance, bamboozlement, bedevilment, befooling, bewitchery, bewitchment, bluffing, brainchild, bubble, calculated deception, captivation, chimera, circumvention … Moby Thesaurus
distortion — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, abstractionism, abuse of terms, anamorphosis, apparent soundness, bad likeness, birdies, birthmark, blackhead, bleb, blemish, blister, blooping, blurping, botch, bulla, burlesque, caricature,… … Moby Thesaurus
