v. i. [ L. hallucinatus, alucinatus, p. p. of hallucinari, alucinari, to wander in mind, talk idly, dream. ] 1. To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of mental processes. [ R. ] Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
2.Specifically: To perceive a non-existent object or phenomenon; to believe that one is experiencing something which in reality does not exist; to experience a hallucination{ 2 }. [ PJC ]
n. [ L. hallucinatio: cf. F. hallucination. ] 1. The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; error; mistake; a blunder. [ 1913 Webster ]
This must have been the hallucination of the transcriber. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Med.) The perception of objects which have no reality, or of sensations which have no corresponding external cause, arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; delusion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hallucinations are always evidence of cerebral derangement and are common phenomena of insanity. W. A. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]
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