Illusion and Role

Illusion

Illusion noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.

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Role and illusion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Role" instead a noun "Illusion".

Nearby Words: illusory, illusive, illusionist, illusively

Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

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Illusion and role are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illusion" instead a noun "Role".

good	good illusion	good role
actual	actual illusion	actual role
entire	entire illusion	entire role
real	real illusion	real role
Other adjectives: evil, little, new, major, final, greater, titular, last.

Ethan and Leslie managed to keep up the illusion of being the Only Sane Man for a good long time but their neuroses gradually overwhelmed their personalities and pushed them away from this role.

Source: Not So Above It All
While Steve overshadowing everyone else is accurate of the series as a whole, this was not the case in Season 1: he only has a prominent role in a handful of episodes, and was shoe-horned into a few new cold opens for syndication in order to create the illusion that he was always a part of the show.

Source: Series / Family Matters
This trope plays a major role in Illusion of Bias when the girl is unhappy the she lost her face.

Source: Nightmare Face

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