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hallucinations

/həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃənz/ /hæˌluːsɪˈneɪʃənz/

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

Examples :

"The high fever caused her to experience frightening hallucinations, like seeing spiders crawling on the walls when there were none. "
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Related Words

Illustration crawling

crawling verb

/ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/

To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

"Clutching my wounded side, I crawled back to the trench."

Illustration delusion

delusion noun

/dɪˈl(j)uːzjən/

A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.

"Despite failing every math test, Maria held the delusion that she was a brilliant mathematician. "

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration delirium

delirium noun

/dɪˈlɪɹɪəm/

A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

"The student's sudden delirium after a long illness made it hard for her to focus in class. "

Illustration disorder

disorder noun

/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ /dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/

Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

"After playing the children left the room in disorder."

Illustration sensory

sensory noun

/ˈsɛnsəɹi/

Sensorium

"The loud construction noise outside my window completely overwhelmed my sensorium, making it impossible to focus on my work. "

Illustration hallucinating

hallucinating verb

/həˈluːsɪneɪtɪŋ/ /hæˈluːsɪneɪtɪŋ/

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.

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

Illustration frightening

frightening verb

/ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

Illustration perception

perception noun

/pəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/

The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.

"My perception of the teacher's instructions was that they were quite demanding. "

Illustration arising

arising verb

/əˈɹaɪzɪŋ/

To come up from a lower to a higher position.

"to arise from a kneeling posture"

Illustration wandering

wandering verb

/ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/ /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/

To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

"to wander over the fields"

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."