Post by t-bob on Feb 28, 2019 8:53:51 GMT -5
HALLUCINATION
noun
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.
the sensation caused by a hallucinatory condition or the object or scene visualized.
a false notion, belief, or impression; illusion; delusion.
Origin: 1640–50; < Latin hallūcinātiōn- (stem of (h)allūcinātiō) a wandering of the mind. See hallucinate, -ion
—Related forms
hal·lu·ci·na·tion·al,
hal·lu·ci·na·tive [huh-loo-suh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv] /həˈlu səˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv/, adjective
non·hal·lu·ci·na·tion, noun
Can be confused: allusion delusion elusion hallucination illusion (see synonym study at illusion)
noun
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.
the sensation caused by a hallucinatory condition or the object or scene visualized.
a false notion, belief, or impression; illusion; delusion.
Origin: 1640–50; < Latin hallūcinātiōn- (stem of (h)allūcinātiō) a wandering of the mind. See hallucinate, -ion
—Related forms
hal·lu·ci·na·tion·al,
hal·lu·ci·na·tive [huh-loo-suh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv] /həˈlu səˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv/, adjective
non·hal·lu·ci·na·tion, noun
Can be confused: allusion delusion elusion hallucination illusion (see synonym study at illusion)
