Associations to the word «Hallucination»

Wiktionary

HALLUCINATION, noun. A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.
HALLUCINATION, noun. The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.

Dictionary definition

HALLUCINATION, noun. Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder.
HALLUCINATION, noun. A mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination".
HALLUCINATION, noun. An object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats