hallucination
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.
- (countable, uncountable) A confident but incorrect response given by an artificial intelligence; a confabulation.
Synonyms
mental error
self deception
visual hallucination
Translations
hallucination
alucinación
allucinazione
Halluzination
alucinação
hallucinatie
παραίσθηση
al·lucinació αυταπάτη
sanrıFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
Derives from the verb hallucinate, from Latin hallucinatus. Compare French hallucination. The first known usage in the English language is from Sir Thomas Browne.
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