hallucinate (Meaning)

Wordnet

hallucinate (v)

perceive what is not there; have illusions

Webster

hallucinate (v. i.)

To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of mental processes.

hallucinate Sentence Examples

  1. During the fever, she hallucinated vivid visions of flying elephants.
  2. The drug can cause hallucinations, making users see or hear things that aren't there.
  3. In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, the explorers hallucinated from exposure to psychoactive plants.
  4. The sleep deprivation had taken its toll, and he began to hallucinate bizarre creatures in the shadows.
  5. The shaman used a hallucinogenic brew to induce hallucinations in the tribe members.
  6. The elderly woman's dementia episodes often included hallucinations of her long-lost husband.
  7. The overdose of medication resulted in hallucinations that led to the patient's disorientation.
  8. The artist's paintings were inspired by the hallucinations he experienced during his LSD trips.
  9. The soldiers under extreme stress hallucinated images of their loved ones on the battlefield.
  10. The hospital's psychiatric ward was filled with patients who hallucinated reality in disturbing and unpredictable ways.

FAQs About the word hallucinate

perceive what is not there; have illusionsTo wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of mental processes.

envision,see, dream, vision, conceive, visualize, imagine, daydream, fantasize, contemplate

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During the fever, she hallucinated vivid visions of flying elephants.

The drug can cause hallucinations, making users see or hear things that aren't there.

In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, the explorers hallucinated from exposure to psychoactive plants.

The sleep deprivation had taken its toll, and he began to hallucinate bizarre creatures in the shadows.