(Dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
Perception of visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or gustatory experiences without an external stimulus and with a compelling sense of their reality, usually resulting from a mental disorder or as a response to a drug.
Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight:
A stratagem, trick, or artifice
Something that seems to appear to the sight but has no physical existence; apparition; vision; specter
A perception of something that has no physical reality; figment of the mind; esp., a specter, or ghost
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The definition of misconception is a misunderstanding, or something perceived inaccurately.
An erroneous perception of reality:
(In names of species) transparent or translucent
Something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy.
The definition of a fallacy is a deceptive or false notion.
A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
A ruse; a trick.
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A phantom or ghost
A defect in a lens or mirror that prevents light rays from being focused at a single point and results in a distorted or blurred image. &diamf3; Aberration that results in distortion of color is called chromatic aberration. &diamf3; Aberration that is caused by imperfections in the surface or shape of a spherical mirror or lens is called spherical aberration.
A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding
The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
Alternative form of phantasm.
ignes-fatui
(Figuratively) A delusion, a false hope.
A fact or truth unquestionably established.
That which is true; statement, etc. that accords with fact or reality
That which exists objectively and in fact:
actualities
An actual thing or condition; fact
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