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hallucination

[huh-loo-suh-nay-shuhn] / həˌlu səˈneɪ ʃən /


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“In an experience like this, you’re alone with the inhabitants of the world, and they’re all there as part of your hallucination, your dream and your journey,” Neiden says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Arguing about facts doesn’t deter outlandish ideas, misinformation or AI hallucination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

An episode is prison slang for a severe hallucination.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

“The GPT 5.6 series tends to ground itself in real data when doing knowledge work. It’s better at citing where that data came from. It’s a little more reliable on the hallucination front,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

A hallucination, I suppose, but it was as real as anything I would ever feel.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

Non-motor symptoms include depression, anxiety, apathy, hallucinations, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, sleep disorders, loss of sense of smell, and cognitive impairments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Postpartum psychosis can involve hallucinations and delusions, and her lawyers argued that she was unable to understand the nature of her actions or distinguish right from wrong.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Postpartum psychosis, characterized by losing touch with reality and experiencing paranoia, delusions or hallucinations, is far rarer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The "polka dot queen" channelled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

She had to end this now, before the hallucinations started.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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