The difference between Illusion and Misapprehension

When used as nouns, illusion means anything that seems to be something that it is not, whereas misapprehension means a failure to understand something.


check bellow for the other definitions of Illusion and Misapprehension

  1. Illusion as a noun (countable):

    Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

    Examples:

    "We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches."

    "Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food."

  2. Illusion as a noun (countable):

    A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

    Examples:

    "Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her."

  3. Illusion as a noun (countable):

    A magician's trick.

  4. Illusion as a noun (uncountable):

    The state of being deceived or misled.

  1. Misapprehension as a noun:

    A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding.

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