answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

An illusion is a false mental image produced by misinterpretation of things that actually exist: 'A mirage is an illusion produced by reflection of light against the sky'.... A delusion is a persistent false belief: A' paranoiac has delusions of persecution'.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

for general usage, there is very little difference. An illusion is a delusion, that which appears to the eye to be something other than in really is, a mistaken belief, a fallacy. In medical terms, a delusion is an absurd belief of a pathological nature. So now we have found a difference

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the difference between illusion and delusion?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What rhymes with delusion?

illusion


What are synonyms of delusion?

hallucination. illusion.


Words that mean the same as mirage?

Delusion, phantasm, illusion, hallucination, fantasy...


How do you spell dillusion?

Although from the same root as illusion, the mental disorder is spelled delusion.


What is the difference between and optical illusion and an illusion?

All mirages are optical illusions but all optical illusions are not mirages.


What is the difference between a delusion and cognitive distortion?

Delusion is what the designers of this site laboured under when they changed it from a serious tool to a trivial platform. Cognitive distortion is how they think of themselves.


What are some English words with a latin root?

ludere=to play illusion collusion delusion radix=root radical


What is an example of an illusion?

An Illusion is anything which is perceived, but is not real. There is no functional difference between illusions and hallucination, but hallucinations are generated by the brain, while illusions are created by people.


What is the difference between an angel and a Valkyrie?

Valkyrie is an illusion made by Coelo in his novel.. angels are beings..


What is the difference between a mirage and an optical illusion?

All mirages are optical illusions but all optical illusions are not mirages.


How do you levatate things?

Levitation is either illusion or delusion. Take your pick. Have a really big invisible external force, i.e. electrostatic or magnetic force. But its not true levitation. I guess I'm in the illusion camp.


Difference between allusion and illusion?

An allusion is an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. An illusion is something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.