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- [huh-loo-suh-ney-shuh n]
- /həˌlu səˈneɪ ʃən/
- /həˌluː.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huh-loo-suh-ney-shuh n]
- /həˌlu səˈneɪ ʃən/
Definitions of hallucination word
- noun hallucination a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images. 1
- noun hallucination the sensation caused by a hallucinatory condition or the object or scene visualized. 1
- noun hallucination a false notion, belief, or impression; illusion; delusion. 1
- noun hallucination An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present. 1
- noun hallucination seeing sth not real 1
- variable noun hallucination A hallucination is the experience of seeing something that is not really there because you are ill or have taken a drug. 0
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Origin of hallucination
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin hallūcinātiōn- (stem of (h)allūcinātiō) a wandering of the mind. See hallucinate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Hallucination
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hallucination popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hallucination
noun hallucination
- phantom — an apparition or specter.
- illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
- aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
- apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
Antonyms for hallucination
noun hallucination
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- experience — Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
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