illusory

/ɪˈluːsəri/

Syllables il·lu·so·ry

Stress il-LU-so-ry

Phonics Breakdown

il

/ɪl/

short i

lu

/luː/

long u_e

sor

/sər/

er schwa

y

/i/

y vowel i

Meaning

not real; based on illusion

Sound Reference

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il=/ɪl/(ill) + lu=/luː/(loo) + sor=/sər/(doctor) + y=/i/(happy)

Example

The sense of security was illusory.