hallucination
1. illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: hallucinate • Hypernyms: delusion, psychotic belief • Hyponyms: auditory hallucination, acousma, pseudohallucination, trip, visual hallucination 2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea - he has delusions of competence - his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination • Syn: delusion • Derivationally related forms: hallucinate, delusional (for: delusion), delude (for: delusion) • Hypernyms: misconception • Hyponyms: disorientation, freak out 3. an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode - he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination • Derivationally related forms: hallucinate • Hypernyms: object
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