Definitions for: Hallucination

[n] an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"
[n] a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"
[n] illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

Webster (1913) Definition: Hal*lu`ci*na"tion, n. [L. hallucinatio: cf. F.
hallucination.]
1. The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; error;
mistake; a blunder.

This must have been the hallucination of the
transcriber. --Addison.

2. (Med.) The perception of objects which have no reality, or
of sensations which have no corresponding external cause,
arising from disorder or the nervous system, as in
delirium tremens; delusion.

Hallucinations are always evidence of cerebral
derangement and are common phenomena of insanity.
--W. A.
Hammond.

Synonyms: delusion

See Also: acousma, auditory hallucination, delusion, disorientation, freak out, misconception, object, pseudohallucination, psychotic belief, trip, visual hallucination

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