4
day-dream
4
deceit(noun, deception, mistake, error, dodge)
4
distortion
4
eidolon(noun, spirit, deception, vision, fantasy)
4
false impression(noun, expression, idiom, fancy, deception)
4
fraud(noun, trick, deception, lie, masquerade)
4
make-believe(noun, cover, fancy, deception, effect)
4
misapprehension(noun, confusion, deception, belief, fault)
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optical illusion(noun, expression, idiom, fancy, deception)
4
phantasma(noun, trip, fancy, confusion, idea)
4
phantasy
4
pipe dream(noun, expression, desire, fancy, idea)
4
reverie(noun, desire, fancy, idea, impression)
4
shadow(noun, spirit, ghost, apparition)
4
thaumaturgy(noun, power, taboo, supernatural, magic)
4
trickery(noun, cover, power, trick, deception)
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trip(noun, desire, fancy, confusion, informal)
3
air(noun, effect, face)
3
falsehood(noun, deception, mistake, error, dodge)
3
fondness(noun, desire, hope, inclination, fantasy)
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