hallucination

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃ^ən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/həˌlusəˈneɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hə lo̅o̅′sə nā′shən)

hal•lu•ci•na•tion /həˌlusəˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Psychiatryperception of something that does not exist, caused by various diseases, or by reaction to toxic substances or drugs:This drug causes bizarre hallucinations.

hal•lu•ci•na•to•ry /həˈlusənəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj.

hal•lu•ci•na•tion (hə lo̅o̅′sə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

Psychiatrya 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.
Psychiatrythe sensation caused by a hallucinatory condition or the object or scene visualized.
a false notion, belief, or impression; illusion;
delusion.

Latin hallūcinātiōn- (stem of (h)allūcinātiō) a wandering of the mind. See hallucinate, -ion
1640–50

illusion.

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hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ n

halˌluciˈnational, halˈlucinative, halˈlucinatory adj

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