| NOUN | state | hallucination | illusory perception |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | hallucination, delusion | a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | |
| cognition | hallucination | an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode |
| Sounds | hhahluw.sahney'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | auditory hallucination, acousma | illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds |
| pseudohallucination | An image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal | |
| trip | A hallucinatory experience induced by drugs | |
| visual hallucination | illusory visual perception | |
| Broader | delusion, psychotic belief | (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary |
| Spanish | alucinación | |
| Catalan | al·lucinació | |
| Verbs | hallucinate | perceive what is not there |
| Meaning | A mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" | |
| Synonym | delusion | |
| Narrower | disorientation, freak out | A wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) |
| Broader | misconception | An incorrect conception |
| Verbs | hallucinate | perceive what is not there |
| Meaning | An object perceived during a hallucinatory episode. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination" | |
| Broader | object | The focus of cognitions or feelings |
| Verbs | hallucinate | perceive what is not there |
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