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hallucinating

/həˈluːsɪneɪtɪŋ/ /hæˈluːsɪneɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.

Examples :

"After being awake for three days straight, the exhausted student started hallucinating and saw cartoon animals dancing in his textbook. "
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Related Words

Illustration started

started verb

/ˈstɑːtɪd/ [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]

To begin, commence, initiate.

"The movie started at 7 PM. "

Illustration textbook

textbook noun

/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

"My math teacher recommended a specific textbook for extra practice. "

Illustration cartoon

cartoon noun

/kɑːˈtuːn/ /kɑɹˈtuːn/

A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.

"The children enjoyed the funny cartoon in the newspaper. "

Illustration experience

experience noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration exhausted

exhausted verb

/ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely

"Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation."

Illustration hallucination

hallucination noun

/həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.

"The student's intense stress led to visual hallucinations; she saw floating objects in the classroom that weren't there. "

Illustration present

present noun

/pɹəˈzɛnt/ /ˈpɹɛzənt/ /pɹɪˈzɛnt/

The current moment or period of time.

"In the present, my focus is on finishing this project for work. "

Illustration straight

straight noun

/stɹeɪt/

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

"The straight path to the school led past the park. "

Illustration visions

visions noun

/ˈvɪʒənz/

The sense or ability of sight.

"The doctor tested her visions to see if she needed glasses. "

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration perceive

perceive verb

/pəˈsiːv/ /pɚˈsiv/

To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.

"The student perceived the teacher's instructions clearly and completed the assignment. "