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    hallucination
    /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present: "he continued to suffer from horrific hallucinations"

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  2. the experience of seeing, hearing, feeling, or smelling something that does not exist, usually because of a health condition or because you have taken a drug: A high temperature can cause hallucinations. Auditory hallucination is more common than people think. He was suffering from drug-induced hallucination. [ C ]

  3. Sep 10, 2022 · A hallucination is when your senses are perceiving something that isn't happening in reality (i.e., you see and hear a person in the room who's not really there). A delusion, on the other hand, is the belief that something is happening, for which there is no evidence (i.e., you believe that the government is controlling you through your TV).

  4. The meaning of HALLUCINATION is a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine).

  5. Jun 26, 2022 · A hallucination is a false perception of objects or events involving your senses: sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. Hallucinations seem real, but they’re not. Chemical reactions and/or abnormalities in your brain cause hallucinations.

  6. A hallucination is a perception in the absence of an external stimulus that has the compelling sense of reality. Hallucination is a combination of two conscious states of brain wakefulness and REM sleep.

  7. A hallucination is a sensory experience of something that does not actually exist and has no basis in reality. Hallucinations can be caused by mental disorders or toxic substances. A hallucination often takes the form of visual images or noises, as in Sangeet saw a hallucination of sparkling lights.

  8. Jul 11, 2019 · Hallucinations are sensory experiences that appear real but are created by your mind. They can affect all five of your senses. For example, you might hear a voice that no one...

  9. the experience of seeing, hearing, feeling, or smelling something that does not exist, usually because of a health condition or because you have taken a drug: A high temperature can cause hallucinations. Auditory hallucination is more common than people think. He was suffering from drug-induced hallucination. [ C ]

  10. A hallucination involves perceiving sensory stimuli that aren't really present. For example, someone might hear voices that aren’t there, or see patterns that others don’t see.

  11. Aug 1, 2023 · A hallucination is the experience of sensing something that isn't really present in the environment, but is instead created by the mind. In fact, the word “hallucinationmeans “to wander mentally” in Latin. Hallucinations can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted, and usually seem very vivid to the person experiencing it.