Meanings
nounoneirophrenia (countable and uncountable, plural oneirophrenias)
plural oneirophrenias
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA hallucinatory, dream-like state caused by sleep deprivation, drugs, etc.
Origin
From oneiro- (“dream”) + φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”) + -ia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek ονειροφρένεια
- ονειροφρένεια (oneirofréneia)a hallucinatory, dream-like state
Japanese 夢幻精神病
- 夢幻精神病 (mugenseishinbyō)a hallucinatory, dream-like state
Russian онейрофрени́я
- онейрофрени́я (onejrofreníja)a hallucinatory, dream-like state
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