Hallucination synonyms

hə-lo͝o'sə-nā'shən

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delusion
Delusion is defined as a firm belief you have that is actually not grounded in reality or truth, often occurring as a result of a mental problem.
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chimera
(Architecture) A grotesque, like a gargoyle but without a spout for rainwater
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dream (related)
Alfred Adler, believed that dreams were a problem solving device.
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illusion
(Countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
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phantasm
A deceptive likeness
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aberration
(Optics) The failure of light rays from one point to converge at a single focus
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delirium-tremens
(Pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.
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fantasy
A work of fiction portraying highly characters or settings that have no counterparts in the real world
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self-deception
The act of fooling oneself, of willfully not accepting the obvious.
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vision
Something seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet
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experience (antonym)
The knowledge or skill so derived.
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reality (antonym)
Something that is real; fact
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mirage
Something illusory or insubstantial.
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fallacy
A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference.
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ignis fatuus
A deceptive hope, goal, or influence; delusion
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phantasma
Alternative form of phantasm.
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will-o'-the-wisp
Alternative spelling of will o' the wisp.
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trip
A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.
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real (related)
(Mathematics) A real number.
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disorientation (related)
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hypnagogic (related)
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amnesia (related)
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delusional (related)
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delirium (related)
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catalepsy (related)
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out-of-body (related)
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drug-induced (related)
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hallucinations (related)
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truth (antonym)
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
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fact (antonym)
Something demonstrated to exist or known to have existed:
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phantasmagoria
A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.
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hallucinatory (related)
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Find another word for hallucination. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hallucination, like: delusion, chimera, dream, illusion, phantasm, aberration, delirium-tremens, fantasy, self-deception, vision and experience.
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Hallucination Sentence Examples

  • Prof. Josiah Royce has suggested for this supposed form of hallucination the term "pseudo-presentiment."

  • by (I) a sensory hallucination or (2) a massive sensation, both being of telepathic origin.

  • Among proposed normal explanations of these phenomena that of hallucination (q.v.), including illusion as to what is seen almost amounting to hallucination, deserves careful consideration.

  • The persistent belief on the part of the narrators in the genuineness of their previsions indicates that in some cases there may be a hallucination of memory, analogous to the well known feeling of "false recognition."

  • The contents of experience are not all alike true or valid: hallucination is possible; here the Stoics join issue with Epicurus.

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