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hal·lu·ci·na·tion
 hallucination
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- pronunciation:
- h
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sih
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shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a false or distorted but compelling sensory perception, as induced by drugs or by mental derangement such as schizophrenia.
- synonyms:
- delusion, illusion, mirage, trip, vision
- similar words:
- aberration, daydream, delirium, dream, euphoria, fantasy, nightmare, phantom
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| definition 2: |
the objects or events so perceived.
- synonyms:
- apparition, fantasy, figment, illusion, mirage, phantom, vision
- similar words:
- chimera, dream, ghost, nightmare, specter
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| related words: |
apparition, delusion, mirage, nonentity, trick, trip, vision |
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| derivations: |
hallucinational (adj.), hallucinative (adj.) |
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