hallucinations

noun

plural of hallucination
1
as in visions
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality were the voices real, or merely a hallucination?

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2
as in delusions
a false idea or belief the common hallucination that gluttony during the holiday season doesn't have consequences

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Recent Examples of hallucinations An episode of septicemia, with its hells and paradises, its nightmares and hallucinations, transforms Borges into a story writer. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 The Clancy case has prompted some mothers to share their own stories on social media of hallucinations, paranoia and suicidal thoughts after childbirth. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Saathoff pointed out inconsistencies in Clancy's story and said her description of the voice telling her to kill her children was not typical for these kinds of auditory hallucinations. — Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Signs of infection include nausea, vomiting, fever, a severe headache, stiff neck, seizures, altered mental state and hallucinations. — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 In Utah, training starts with the basics of how AI works to teach an understanding of AI bias, hallucinations, ethical concerns and data privacy needs, Winters said. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 Attorneys for State Farm apologized to a court for submitting legal briefings rife with artificial intelligence hallucinations and nonexistent case law, the latest example of lawyers bolstering their arguments with precedents made up by a chatbot. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Zhang suggested several safeguards to reduce the risk of hallucinations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 Zeizel mentioned her googling questions about whether sociopaths can be treated, as well as what the symptoms of hallucinations and psychosis are, days before the killings. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinations
  1. visions
  2. delusions
  3. dreams
  4. illusions
  5. fantasies
  6. myths
  7. daydreams
  8. errors
Noun
  • Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have contrasting visions for the region and beyond, including Libya, Sudan, and Yemen.
    — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The 20th century in particular abounded in such visions, some of which—The Handmaid’s Tale, or Brave New World, published in 1932 and getting spookier every day—have proved more prophetic than others.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of visions
Noun
  • That’s the sign of an overmatched team, and one that should be far, far away from any delusions of postseason grandeur.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms of toxicity can include delusions, loss of appetite, difficulty breathing and increases in blood pressure and heart rate.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of delusions
Noun
  • McGehean says this emphasis on working well together is the only way to achieve dreams.
    — Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shattered Europe’s remaining illusions not just about Moscow but also about Beijing.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, 95 people—Millennial and Gen Z men and women, all of whom had a history of using Instagram for an average of eight years—underwent a virtual reality experience called body illusions.
    — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of illusions
Noun
  • Ancient buildings are not fantasies beyond reach, but the living evidence of history’s continuing line.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But those ads fueled my childhood music fantasies in ways that still hit deep for me.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fantasies
Noun
  • Luckily with the advent of social media, more people are sharing their experiences with these conditions, and this will hopefully contribute to the dispelling of myths about these conditions.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Visitors are invited to travel across time and place to notice how societies around the world tended to weave similar, parallel myths.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of myths
Noun
  • And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
  • One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
Definition of daydreams
Noun
  • Djokovic made 70 unforced errors in a painful performance that ended mere minutes before midnight.
    — Stephen Whyno, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Correct any errors, resolve outstanding issues where possible and make sure the information lenders see is up to date — such as the incorporation date, state of registration, number of employees and annual sales.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Hallucinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinations. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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