hallucination

noun
UK: /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/
US: /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/

  1. An experience of seeing, hearing, feeling, or smelling something that does not exist.

    1. He had a hallucination and saw dragons.
    2. The patient described a vivid hallucination of floating through space, triggered by the medication.

  2. A false or distorted perception of reality.

    1. The fever caused a strange hallucination.
    2. Sleep deprivation can lead to hallucination, making it difficult to distinguish reality.

Synonyms

illusion delusion apparition fantasy
hallucination intransitive-verb

  1. To experience a hallucination; to perceive something that is not really there.

    1. Did I just hallucinate that?
    2. After days without sleep, he started to hallucinate, seeing figures in the shadows.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "hallucination" in English means: An experience of seeing, hearing, feeling, or smelling something that does not exist., A false or distorted perception of reality..

The phonetic transcription of "hallucination" is /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ in British English and /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hallucination": illusion, delusion, apparition, fantasy.

Example usage of "hallucination": "He had a hallucination and saw dragons.". More examples on the page.