What is the difference between Allusion and Illusion?
What is the difference between Allusion and Illusion? :
Allusion :
( 1 ) Indirect reference
I made an allusion to the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
This is in allusion to what you said last Sunday.
Illusion :
( 1 ) False idea or false belief or impression, delusion
I have no illusion about my ability.
( 2 ) Imaginary thing that a person wrongly believes to exist, false perception
That was an optical illusion.
In the hot sun, the surface of the road seems wet. But that is only an illusion.