Definition of Hallucination
Hallucination
Hal·lu·ci·na·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A false or distorted perception of reality, often caused by a mental disorder or drug use.
e.g. The patient's hallucination made her believe she was seeing spiders crawling on the wall.
(noun)
an object or phenomenon that someone perceives despite the fact that it is not real, i.e. the object or apparent stimulus perceived by someone suffering from a hallucination;
e.g. The noise appeared to be a hallucination, since there was nothing around to make the noise.
(noun)
a delusion, some notion or impression that is baseless or mistaken;
e.g. He was still suffering from the hallucination that he was in the company of his family.
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