Illusion and Semblance

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Illusion noun - An erroneous mental representation.

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Semblance is a synonym for illusion in fantasy topic. In some cases you can use "Semblance" instead a noun "Illusion", when it comes to topics like appearance, false belief, false impression. popular alternative

Nearby Words: illusory, illusive, illusionist, illusively

Semblance noun - An erroneous mental representation.

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Illusion is a synonym for semblance. You can use "Illusion" instead a noun "Semblance". popular alternative

good	good illusion	good semblance
powerful	powerful illusion	powerful semblance
actual	actual illusion	actual semblance
real	real illusion	real semblance
Other adjectives: little, new, last.

It turns out that Mercury attacking her was an illusion brought onto her by Emerald's Semblance, and Mercury was going along with it because his legs are robotic prosthetics that could get fixed easily.

Source: Web Animation / RWBY
Emerald uses her illusion semblance to make Yang believe that Mercury is attacking her, and she defends herself accordingly.

Source: Frame-Up

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