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hallucinatory

[huh-loo-suh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.

Origin:
1820–30; hallucinate + -ory¹

Related forms

non·hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry, adjective

un·hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry, adjective

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World English Dictionary

hallucination (həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən)

—n
	the alleged perception of an object when no object is present, occurring under hypnosis, in some mental disorders, etc

halluci'national

—*adj*

hal'lucinative

—*adj*

hal'lucinatory

—*adj*

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hallucinatory hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry (hə-l&oomacr;'sə-nə-tôr'ē)
adj.

Of or characterized by hallucination.
Inducing or causing hallucination.

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