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hallucination

Definition

  • noun: something (such as an image, a sound, or a smell) that seems real but does not really exist and that is usually caused by mental illness or the effect of a drug
  • noun: perception of objects with no reality usually arising from disorder of the nervous system or in response to drugs (as LSD)

Examples

  • He could not tell if what he was seeing was real or if it was a 'hallucination'.

  • He has been having 'hallucinations' due to the medication.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Go! Hallow isn't lethal. But the venom of a trackerjacker sting... ...is enough to doze off hallucinations. Please do something. Katniss, go! Get out of here! What're you doing? Go! Rue? (..)
    2012 The Hunger Games
  • (..) Very. For those of you who don't know. Trackerjackers are genetically engineered wasps. Whose venom causes serious pain. Powerful hallucinations and in extreme cases, death. Run! Run! Run! Damn it. Go! (..)
    2012 The Hunger Games