Police state tactics provide an illusory sense of security in an unjust society.
Illusory means not real. Her winnings were illusory.
my mom always has these illusory things before tennis :)
I went to the circus and saw an illusory artist.
The promise of a quick fix for weight loss was revealed to be illusory once the product was tested and found to be ineffective.
Her behavior was usually illusory,because she was only nice when she wanted something.
The adjective 'illusory' is related to the abstract noun illusion.
illusory perception
Illusory
The word 'illusory' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun as causing illusion, deceptive, misleading. The noun form is 'illusion'. Example sentences: Adjective: The benefit of a 'cash back credit card' is illusory money. Noun: It's an illusion because you paid the money in the form of interest.
Based on illusion; not real. Example: do not live in an illusory world.
Illusory correlation refers to the perception of a relationship between two variables that does not actually exist or is weaker than perceived. This phenomenon is not statistically significant, as it arises from cognitive biases rather than true statistical relationships. Statistical significance is determined through rigorous analysis of data, typically using p-values or confidence intervals, which would not support an illusory correlation. Therefore, while illusory correlations can influence beliefs and perceptions, they lack a solid statistical foundation.
He was a great magician and had many illusions as part of his performance.