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hallucination

hal·lu·ci·nation

UK/həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ US/hʌˌlusʌˈneɪʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

  • “he has delusions of competence”
  • “his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination”
Synonyms
3.

an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode

  • “he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination”

Origin

From hallucinate + -ion, from Latin hallucinatus. Compare French hallucination. The first known usage in the English language is from Sir Thomas Browne.

Phrases

  • AI slop
  • auditory hallucination
  • negative hallucination
  • release hallucination

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