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hallucinatory

hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huh-loo-suh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /həˈlu sə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
    • /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huh-loo-suh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /həˈlu sə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of hallucinatory word

  • adjective hallucinatory pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions. 1
  • noun hallucinatory Of or resembling a hallucination. 1
  • adjective hallucinatory delusional, imagined 1
  • adjective hallucinatory Hallucinatory is used to describe something that is like a hallucination or is the cause of a hallucination. 0
  • adjective hallucinatory of or characterized by hallucination 0
  • adjective hallucinatory producing hallucination 0
See all 7 definitions of hallucinatory

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Origin of hallucinatory

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; hallucinate + -ory1

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Parts of speech for Hallucinatory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hallucinatory

hallucinatory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hallucinatory usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hallucinatory

adj hallucinatory

  • fantastic — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
  • illusory — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
  • fanciful — characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
  • apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
  • chimeric — unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise.

adjective hallucinatory

All 25 Synonyms of hallucinatory

Antonyms for hallucinatory

adj hallucinatory

  • real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
  • ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
All 2 Antonyms of hallucinatory

Related words

  • heteroptics

    incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.

  • mind-expanding

    heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way: mind-expanding drugs.

  • parageusia

    an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.

  • psychotomimetic

    (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.

  • surreal

    of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
All related words to hallucinatory

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