Hallucination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hɐlˌuːsᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/hɐlˌuːsɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hɐlˌuːsɪnˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /hɐlˌuːsᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he has delusions of competence
his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delusion

Parts of Speech

noun	illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
noun	a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea “he has delusions of competence”
noun	an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode “he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination”

Word Forms

hallucinate	verb	perceive what is not there; have illusions
delusional	adjective	suffering from or characterized by delusions
delude	verb	be false to; be dishonest with

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Halluzination

illusorische Wahrnehmung; ein häufiges Symptom einer schweren psychischen Störung

🇪🇸Spanish

alucinación

percepción ilusoria; Un síntoma común de un trastorno mental grave.

🇮🇹Italian

allucinazione

percezione illusoria; un sintomo comune di grave disturbo mentale

🇳🇱Dutch

hallucinatie

illusoire perceptie; een veel voorkomend symptoom van een ernstige psychische stoornis

🇵🇹Portuguese

alucinação

percepção ilusória; um sintoma comum de transtorno mental grave

🇷🇺Russian

галлюцинация

иллюзорное восприятие; частый симптом тяжелого психического расстройства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माया

भ्रामक धारणा; गंभीर मानसिक विकार का एक सामान्य लक्षण

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্যালুসিনেশন

অলীক উপলব্ধি; গুরুতর মানসিক ব্যাধির একটি সাধারণ উপসর্গ

🇮🇳Tamil

மாயத்தோற்றம்

மாயையான உணர்வு; கடுமையான மனநலக் கோளாறின் பொதுவான அறிகுறி

🇮🇳Telugu

భ్రాంతి

భ్రాంతికరమైన అవగాహన; తీవ్రమైన మానసిక రుగ్మత యొక్క సాధారణ లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रम

भ्रामक समज; गंभीर मानसिक विकाराचे एक सामान्य लक्षण

🇮🇳Gujarati

આભાસ

ભ્રામક દ્રષ્ટિ; ગંભીર માનસિક વિકારનું સામાન્ય લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಮೆ

ಭ್ರಮೆಯ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆ; ತೀವ್ರ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രമാത്മകത

മിഥ്യാധാരണ ധാരണ; കടുത്ത മാനസിക വിഭ്രാന്തിയുടെ ഒരു സാധാരണ ലക്ഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਮ

ਭਰਮਪੂਰਨ ਧਾਰਨਾ; ਗੰਭੀਰ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਆਮ ਲੱਛਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

فریب

خیالی خیال؛ شدید ذہنی خرابی کی ایک عام علامت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幻觉

虚幻的知觉；严重精神障碍的常见症状

🇯🇵Japanese

幻覚

幻想的な認識。重度の精神障害によく見られる症状

🇰🇷Korean

환각

환상적 인식; 심각한 정신 장애의 일반적인 증상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảo giác

nhận thức ảo tưởng; một triệu chứng phổ biến của rối loạn tâm thần nghiêm trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ภาพหลอน

การรับรู้ลวงตา; เป็นอาการทั่วไปของความผิดปกติทางจิตขั้นรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

halusinasi

persepsi ilusi; gejala umum gangguan mental berat

🇵🇭Filipino

guni-guni

ilusyong pang-unawa; isang karaniwang sintomas ng malubhang sakit sa pag-iisip

🇲🇾Malay

halusinasi

persepsi ilusi; gejala biasa gangguan mental yang teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هلوسة

تصور وهمي من الأعراض الشائعة للاضطراب العقلي الشديد

🇮🇷Persian

توهم

ادراک وهمی؛ یکی از علائم شایع اختلال روانی شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

halüsinasyon

yanıltıcı algı; Şiddetli zihinsel bozukluğun yaygın bir belirtisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲזָיָה

תפיסה הזויה; סימפטום שכיח של הפרעה נפשית חמורה

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