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Word: Hallucinate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘be deceived, have illusions’): from Latin hallucinat- ‘gone astray in thought’, from the verb hallucinari, from Greek alussein ‘be uneasy or distraught’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
həˈl(j)uːsɪneɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
experience an apparent sensory perception of something that is not actually present
Short Definition:experience apparent sensory perception of something not actually present
Examples:- Ben began hallucinating and having fits
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