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What's the difference between "delusion" and "illusion"?
9 févr. 2019 14:44
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Yes a delusion is a false belief - it usually indicates self deception. If you are deluded you are deceiving yourself.
An illusion is more like visual trickery - when something appears to be different to how it is in reality, or when something is just a dream/fantasy. Magicians perform illusions. A mirage is an illusion.
9 février 2019
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Delusions are something personal, such as a belief. For example: "He's harboring delusions of grandeur". Delusions are always a bad thing.
Illusions are different, usually an optical thing and they aren't necessarily a bad thing. For example: "He is a master illusionist".
9 février 2019
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Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Anglais, Italien, Japonais, Espagnol, Vietnamien
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Anglais, Italien, Japonais, Espagnol
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