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HALLUCINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An object perceived during a hallucinatory episode
Example:
he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hallucination" is a kind of...):
object (the focus of cognitions or feelings)
Derivation:
hallucinate (perceive what is not there; have illusions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
Example:
his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hallucination" is a kind of...):
misconception (an incorrect conception)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hallucination"):
disorientation; freak out (a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug))
Derivation:
hallucinate (perceive what is not there; have illusions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hallucination" is a kind of...):
delusion; psychotic belief ((psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hallucination"):
acousma; auditory hallucination (illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds)
pseudohallucination (an image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal)
trip (a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs)
visual hallucination (illusory visual perception)
Derivation:
hallucinate (perceive what is not there; have illusions)
Context examples:
This version consists of 18 questions or types of psychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, hallucinations, motor skills, or other unusual behaviors and is completed during a semi-structured interview.
(Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale A Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
A usually reversible condition characterized by the acute and sudden development of confusion, illusions, movement changes, inattentiveness, agitation, and hallucinations.
(Delirium, NCI Thesaurus)
It affects about 1 in 100 people, causing hallucinations, delusions, and other mental problems.
(Over 100 Genetic Sites Tied to Schizophrenia, NIH)
The scientists say further trials are needed to learn whether sulforaphane can safely reduce symptoms of psychosis or hallucinations in people with schizophrenia.
(Key to Treating Schizophrenia May Be Found in Broccoli, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
His mind had begun to wander again, and to be perplexed by hallucinations, while his lucid intervals grew rarer and shorter.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Narcolepsy is a disorder that makes people feel excessively sleepy during the day and sometimes experience changes reminiscent of REM sleep, like loss of muscle tone in the limbs and hallucinations.
(The brain may actively forget during dream sleep, National Institutes of Health)
Antipsychotic Agents relieve and control the symptoms of schizophrenic illness (hallucinations, delusions, dementia).
(Antipsychotic agent, NCI Thesaurus)
This prevents the actions of dopamine, thereby reducing the hallucinations and delusions that are associated with schizophrenia.
(Fluphenazine, NCI Thesaurus)
UNSW Sydney scientist and study first author Associate Professor Thomas Whitford says it has long been thought that these auditory-verbal hallucinations arise from abnormalities in inner speech — our silent internal dialogue.
(Talking to Ourselves And Voices in Our Heads, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Tolerance to various effects develops unequally, so that tachycardia and enhanced alertness diminish while psychotoxic effects (hallucinations and delusions) may occur.
(Dextroamphetamine-amphetamine, NCI Thesaurus)
