Illusory
English Meaning
Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.
- Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive: "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy” ( Tom Wicker).