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hallucination

hallucination

noun ah-lü-see-nah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin hallucinatio (wandering of the mind)

Also means

delusion

Usage Note

hallucination covers both visual and auditory false perceptions; the plural hallucinations is more common in medical speech. The related verb halluciner is also used colloquially to express disbelief: j'hallucine! ('I can't believe it!').

Examples

"Il souffrait d'hallucinations sévères."

Natural Translation

He suffered from severe hallucinations.

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