illusion
noun
something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
illusioned
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a word derived from
illusion.
Example Sentences
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The wave of dis illusioned Americans broke on a foreign shore that was wholly receptive to their discontent.
From Time Magazine Archive
At that time she was so illusioned with her lonely passion for Pietro Crespi that she laughed at him.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
He was himself too much of a player on the stage of American affairs to be illusioned by any mimic representation.
From Children of the Market Place by Edgar Lee Masters
Many a romantic, illusioned, idealistic young country editor, lawyer, or statesman was here made over into a minor cynic or bribe-taker.
From The Titan by Theodore Dreiser
His temperament, always ebullient and radiant, presented him as a clever, eager, cheerful, emotional and always highly illusioned person with so collie-like a warmth that one found him compelling interest and even admiration.
From Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser
