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hallucination

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


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If reality truly is nothing more than a hallucination, dream or computer screensaver in the brain, why should we waste time disputing it?

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

"For a young person, if you don't have what we call 'foundational knowledge' it might be hard for you to figure out whether something is a hallucination or whether it's genuine."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“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

What happened—I don’t dare call it a memory—was a psychic experience or a hallucination.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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

Tony’s hallucinations might be open to psychiatric interpretation, but Dick’s are true, as well as dramatically strategic: Craziness like Tony’s is only so interesting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Kusama said she saw hallucinations of dots and lights as a child, and used those visions in her art from the 1960s.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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

Of course, auditory hallucinations were also the most common kind of hallucinations.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia


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