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lud

Latin

Variants

ludlus

Related Roots

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About This Root

From Latin lūdere (to play), past participle lūsum. Prefixes transform 'play' into deception and avoidance: delude (play against, deceive), elude (play away from, escape), collude (play together secretly), illude/illusion (play tricks on perception). Prelude and interlude retain the neutral 'play' sense as musical/dramatic terms. Ludicrous means 'laughably playful.'

Associated Words

allude

To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion

TOEFLGREC2

allusion

An indirect reference to a person, event, or idea

TOEFLGREC1

collude

To conspire secretly for a dishonest purpose

GREC2

collusion

A secret agreement to deceive or act illegally

TOEFLC2

collusive

Involving secret cooperation for a fraudulent purpose

C2

delude

To deceive someone into believing something false

IELTSTOEFLGRE

delusion

A false belief firmly held despite evidence to the contrary; the state of being misled

GREC2

delusive

Creating false impressions; misleading

C2

disillusion

To free someone from false beliefs or illusions; the state of disenchantment

TOEFLGREB2

disillusionment

Disappointment from discovering something is not as good as believed

A2

elude

To cleverly escape or avoid; to be beyond someone's understanding

TOEFLGREC2

elusion

The act of cleverly escaping or avoiding

C2

elusive

Difficult to find, catch, or understand

TOEFLGREC1

illusion

A false perception or belief; something that appears real but is not

IELTSTOEFLGRE

illusionary

Relating to or producing an illusion; not real

C2

illusionist

A performer who creates illusions using magic or sleight of hand

C2

illusive

Based on illusion; deceptively unreal

TOEFLGREA2

illusory

Based on illusion; not real; deceptive

GREA2

interlude

A pause or short entertainment between parts of a performance

TOEFLGREC2

ludicrous

So absurd or incongruous as to be amusing or invite ridicule

IELTSGREC2

postlude

Music played at the end of a service; a concluding passage

C2

prelude

An introductory event leading to something more important; a musical introduction

IELTSTOEFLGRE

ridiculous

Absurd, foolish, or deserving of mockery

IELTSTOEFLB1