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pseudohallucination

/ˌsuː.dəʊ.həˌluː.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

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noun

/ˌsuː.dəʊ.həˌluː.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее яркий мысленный образ, напоминающий галлюцинацию, но осознаваемый человеком как нереальный.

A noun referring to a vivid mental image that resembles a hallucination but is recognized by the person experiencing it as not being real.

  1. Vivid mental image recognized as unrealC2formal

    A sensory experience that is as vivid and detailed as a hallucination, but which the person experiencing it recognizes as not being real or externally present.

    ruПсевдогаллюцинация

    • The patient described a pseudohallucination of a face in the corner, but knew it wasn't actually there.
    • Unlike a true hallucination, a pseudohallucination is often seen in the 'inner eye' and is recognized as a product of the mind.
    • During intense meditation, some people report pseudohallucinations of light or patterns, fully aware they are not real.
Forms
  • pseudohallucinations plural form
  • pseudohallucinations' possessive plural form
  • pseudohallucination's possessive singular form