pseudohallucination

noun

A brief but vivid visual or auditory experience that is recognised by the experiencer as being unreal.

OriginEnglish hallucination ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudohallucination (plural pseudohallucinations)

plural pseudohallucinations

  1. human sciencesA brief but vivid visual or auditory experience that is recognised by the experiencer as being unreal.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishhallucination
  6. Englishpseudohallucination

From pseudo- + hallucination.

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APA

pseudohallucination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohallucination

MLA

“pseudohallucination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohallucination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudohallucination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohallucination.

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