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idealization collapse: a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"; something that exists only as an idea; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad

sorcery collapse: the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

unreality collapse: the quality possessed by something that is unreal; the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact

speciousness collapse: an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument"

airiness collapse: lightness in movement or manner; the property of something weightless and insubstantial; the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air

appearance collapse: the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"; formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action; outward or visible aspect of a person or thing; a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"; the event of coming into sight

immateriality collapse: the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter; complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration

facade collapse: the face or front of a building; a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

pretext collapse: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

visor collapse: a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

simulation collapse: the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training); (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated"

protective coloration collapse: coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators

semblance collapse: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"