Thesaurus entry: delusion

Article: Pygmalionesque delusions and illusions of movement: ...
Comparative Literature;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... essay's title-"delusions" that in turn metamorphose ... the century into "illusions of movement" made ... from "Pygmalionesque delusions" to "illusions of movement." The ... succeeds in creating the illusion of movement. As this ...

Article: International Longshoremen's Association: Illusions and ...
U.S. Newswire;  August 27, 2007 ;     666 words ... ... perspective of effects and deficits, Sr. Bonilla's grand plan, however it may be well-intentioned, is a delusion founded on an illusion. It is not in the best -- or any real -- interest of Puerto Rico. Certainly not in these difficult and ...

Article: Illusion/delusion
Post-Tribune (IN);  October 26, 2001 ;     557 words ... ... motion picture" endorses an illusion. The pictures don't actually ... particular affinity FOR presenting delusion and actual existence as equally ... probability. The line between illusion and reality is blurred further ... the presentation of a seeming delusion as more attractive and engaging ...

Article: Delusion and illusion worthy of Dickens
International Herald Tribune;  January 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Maureen Dowd International Herald Tribune 01-27-2006 The Democrats will never win the White House as long as they're stuck in Bleak House. They're slipping and sliding in the same crust-upon-crust of mud and caboose-creeping fog and soft black drizzle and flakes of soot that blacken the chamber of

Article: Illusions, Delusions and the Cult of Celebrities
Solares Hill;  May 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Illusions, Delusions and the Cult of Celebrities Lady Lazarus By Andrew Foster Altschul Harcourt, $25 reviewed by Jennifer O' Lear 'I am your opus ...

Article: No delusions with True Illusion
Sunday Mail;  May 7, 2000 ;     377 words ... ... for the Asian complexion called True Illusions 2-way foundation. Some foundation can clump but Maybelline claims that its True Illusion new soft glide powder system releases ... up with the heavy cakey feeling.True Illusion will also protect your skin against the ...

Article: Illusions, delusions mask some daunting economic ...
The Mercury (South Africa);  February 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... debates on the size of deficits as an illusionary delusion, asking South Africans to focus on the effectiveness ... is, however, an example of another illusionary delusion. The delusion is that so-called "good economic management ...