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hallucinational

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hal⋅lu⋅ci⋅na⋅tion

  [huh-loo-suh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
2. the sensation caused by a hallucinatory condition or the object or scene visualized.
3. a false notion, belief, or impression; illusion; delusion.
Origin:
1640–50; < L hallūcinātiōn- (s. of (h)allūcinātiō) a wandering of the mind. See hallucinate, -ion

Related forms:
hal⋅lu⋅ci⋅na⋅tion⋅al, hal⋅lu⋅ci⋅na⋅tive  [huh-loo-suh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. phantasm, aberration. See illusion.
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hal·lu·ci·na·tion   (hə-lōō'sə-nā'shən)   
n.  

    1. Perception of visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or gustatory experiences without an external stimulus and with a compelling sense of their reality, usually resulting from a mental disorder or as a response to a drug.

    2. The objects or events so perceived.

  2. A false or mistaken idea; a delusion.

hal·lu'ci·na'tion·al, hal·lu'ci·na'tive adj.
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Main Entry: hal·lu·ci·na·tion
Pronunciation: h&-"lüs-&n-'A-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : aperception of something (as a visual image or a sound) with no external cause usually arising from a disorder of the nervous system (as in delirium tremens or in functional psychosis without knownneurological disease) or in response to drugs (as LSD) —compare DELUSION 2, ILLUSION 2a
2 : the object of an hallucinatory perception
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hallucination hal·lu·ci·na·tion (hə-l&oomacr;'sə-nā'shən)
n.

  1. False or distorted perception of objects or events with a compelling sense of their reality, usually resulting from a mental disorder or drug.

  2. The objects or events so perceived.

hal·lu'ci·nate' v.
hal·lu'ci·na'tion·al or hal·lu'ci·na'tive adj.

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