Alucinación (en. Hallucination)
/aluθinaˈθjon/
Meaning & Definition
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noun
A sensory experience that does not correspond to reality.
The patient reported an auditory hallucination that could not be real.
La paciente reportó una alucinación auditiva que no podía ser real.
An image or idea that appears in the mind and has no basis in reality.
After taking the medication, he began to have visual hallucinations.
Después de tomar el medicamento, comenzó a tener alucinaciones visuales.
A mental state in which erroneous perceptions occur.
Hallucinations are common in certain types of mental disorders.
Las alucinaciones son comunes en ciertos tipos de trastornos mentales.
Etymology
From the Latin 'alucinatio', meaning deception of the senses.
Common Phrases and Expressions
to suffer from hallucinations
To experience erroneous perceptions that do not correspond to reality.
sufrir de alucinaciones
to see things
To have visual hallucinations.
ver cosas
Related Words
to hallucinate
To experience or cause a hallucination.
alucinar
illusion
Erroneous perception that has no real basis.
ilusión
Slang Meanings
A state of mental confusion that causes someone to see things that do not exist.
I was so tired that I started to have hallucinations, as if I were seeing shadows everywhere.
Estaba tan cansado que empecé a tener alucinaciones, como si viera sombras por todas partes.
Description of a surreal or unreal experience.
That trip was a total hallucination; everything I saw didn’t seem real.
Ese viaje fue una alucinación total, todo lo que vi no parecía real.