Etymology

hallucination

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Today it means: A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens. Full definition →

Latin hallucinatus
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  1. Latin · derived fromhallucinatus
  2. English todayhallucination

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

Words from the same roots

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