👁️‍🗨️Hallucination

noun
/həˌluː.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Meaning

an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present; a false or distorted perception
a false perception of objects or events, usually caused by mental illness or drugs

Example Sentences

The patient experienced visual hallucinations as a side effect of the medication.

After the medication, he began to experience vivid hallucinations.

Synonyms

delusion, mirage, vision, illusion, fantasy
Entry 1
delusion, mirage, vision, illusion
Entry 2
illusion, vision, mirage, delusion, fantasy

Antonyms

reality, fact, truth, actuality
Entry 1
reality, fact, truth, actuality
Entry 2
reality, fact, truth

Collocations

visual hallucination, auditory hallucination, drug-induced hallucination, experience hallucination
Entry 1
visual hallucination, auditory hallucination, drug-induced hallucination
Entry 2
visual hallucination, auditory hallucination, drug-induced hallucination, experience hallucination

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