Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with illusion in American Collocation
illusion
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
relating to the senses
You will be amazed by optical illusions such as the ‘floating finger’ and the impossible triangle.
presented to an audience
Messel was a master of theatrical illusion.
when something is only an illusion
Is the concept of choice a mere illusion?
false
Don’t be under any false illusions. This is going to be hard work!
relating to a belief that things are better than they really are
Fortunately, when they chose life on the farm, they had no romantic illusions.
create an illusion
‘Perspective’ is the way that artists create an illusion of a three dimensional image onto a two-dimensional surface.
have an illusion
I harbour no illusions about the time and effort needed to solve this problem.
Please don’t labour under the illusion that you can always join the union ‘when something goes wrong’.
destroy an illusion
The attack destroyed any illusion that we are safe in the world.
make sure that people continue to have an illusion
They want to sustain the illusion that they are in control.