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11illusory — elusive, illusory The confusion here has been greatly reduced by the virtual disappearance from the scene of the forms elusory and illusive. This leaves elusive as the adjective from elude, meaning ‘difficult to grasp (physically or mentally)’,… …
12illusory — adjective Date: circa 1631 based on or producing illusion ; deceptive < illusory hopes > Synonyms: see apparent • illusorily adverb • illusoriness noun …
13illusory — adjective /ɪˈluːzəri/ Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal Enrons profits were all illusory. See Also: illusion, illusive …
14illusory — il·lu·so·ry il üs (ə )rē, üz adj based on or producing illusion: being deceptive <the search for the ultimate cure all for a hangover has proved illusory (M. L. Herndon)> …
15illusory — il|lu|so|ry [ıˈlu:səri] adj also il|lu|sive [ıˈlu:sıv] formal false but seeming to be real or true ▪ First impressions can often prove illusory …
16illusory — also il.lu.sive adjective formal false but seeming to be real or true: the apparent but illusory successes of the last 15 years …
17illusory — [ɪˈluːsəri] adj formal not real, but seeming real the illusory benefits of the scheme[/ex] …
18Illusory superiority — is a cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate their positive qualities and abilities and to underestimate their negative qualities, relative to others. This is evident in a variety of areas including intelligence, performance on tasks or …
19Illusory contours — or subjective contours are a form of visual illusion where contours are perceived without a luminance or color change across the contour. Friedrich Schumann discovered illusory contours Harv|Schumann|1900.A classic example of illusory contours is …
20Illusory correlation — is the phenomenon of seeing the relationship one expects in a set of data even when no such relationship exists. When people form false associations between membership in a statistical minority group and rare (typically negative) behaviors, this… …
