hallucinosis

hal·lu·ci·no·sis

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huh-loo-suh-noh-sis]
- /həˌlu səˈnoʊ sɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huh-loo-suh-noh-sis]
- /həˌlu səˈnoʊ sɪs/

Definitions of hallucinosis word

noun hallucinosis a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations. 1
noun hallucinosis (pathology) A mental state of hallucination. 1
noun hallucinosis a mental disorder the symptom of which is hallucinations, commonly associated with the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs 0
noun hallucinosis a mental disorder characterized by hallucinations 0

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Origin of hallucinosis

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; hallucin(ation) + -osis

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Parts of speech for Hallucinosis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hallucinosis

hallucinosis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.

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