hear voices
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Gucci Mane said that during episodes of what he called “psychosis,” he would hear voices speaking ill about people in his close circles.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
If a shot starts on his shoe and pans up into the scene, maybe you hear voices before you see who is talking.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
"Finally, he said to me, 'I hear voices'."
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024
Many mysteries remain about the origins of hallucinations, but one hypothesis suggests that when people hear voices, they are hearing their own thoughts disguised as another person’s by a quirk of the brain.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023
When we reach the top of the stairs, I hear voices, giggling and talking.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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