hallucination
A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of…A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
» Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause hallucinations.
Eine Kohlenmonoxidvergiftung kann Halluzinationen hervorrufen.
Отравление угарным газом может вызвать галлюцинации.
Отравление угарным газом может вызывать галлюцинации.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
Halluzination, Wahnvorstellung, Sinnestäuschung
галлюцина́цияgalljucinácija, иллю́зияilljúzija, наважде́ниеnavaždénije
галюцина́ціяhaljucynácija
(countable, uncountable)The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.
Halluzinieren
(countable, uncountable)A confident but incorrect response given by an artificial intelligence; a confabulation.
- an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode
- illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
- a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
Examples
46 sentencesCarbon monoxide poisoning can cause hallucinations.
ruОтравление угарным газом может вызвать галлюцинации.
deEine Kohlenmonoxidvergiftung kann Halluzinationen hervorrufen.
I had the weirdest hallucinations.
I had the strangest hallucinations.
Have you ever had hallucinations?
Have you been having hallucinations?
deHast du in letzter Zeit Halluzinationen?
Translations
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Origin
From hallucinate + -ion, from Latin hallucinatus. Compare French hallucination. The firstFrom hallucinate + -ion, from Latin hallucinatus. Compare French hallucination. The first known usage in the English language is from Sir Thomas Browne.
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Forms
plural: hallucinations| Singular | hallucination |
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| Plural | hallucinations |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea:delusion
Word family
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