English Explanatory Dictionary

hallucination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
  2. The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.
  3. A confident but incorrect response given by an artificial intelligence; a confabulation.

Pronunciation

/həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hallucination.wav

Word forms

hallucination hallucinations

Etymology

Derives from the verb hallucinate, from Latin hallucinatus. Compare French hallucination. The first known usage in the English language is from Sir Thomas Browne.

Related words

AI slop

Derived words

auditory hallucination hallucinational hallucinationy hallucinogen negative hallucination nonhallucination parahallucination pseudohallucination release hallucination
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