hallucinating

həˈlusəˌneɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of hallucinating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

perceptionexperiencing vivid sensory illusions

He was hallucinating vivid scenes from his past..

delusional

hallucinatory

visionary

metaphoricalout of touch with reality

He must be hallucinating if he thinks that's true.

delusional

unrealistic

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Origin of hallucinating

Latin, hallucinari (to wander in mind)

Examples of hallucinating in a sentence

The medication made him feel like he was hallucinating.
You're hallucinating if you think that's possible.
She seemed to be hallucinating about her chances.

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French:halluciné, ...
German:halluzinierend, ...
Italian:allucinato, fuori di testa, ...
Spanish:alucinando, ...
Portuguese:alucinando, alucinado, ...
Chinese:产生幻觉的, 幻觉的, ...
Japanese:幻覚を見ている, 現実離れした, ...
Arabic:مُهَلْوِس, واهِم, ...
Hebrew:הוֹזֶה, ...
Russian:галлюцинирующий, бредящий, ...
Ukrainian:галюцинує, галюцинуючий, ...
Hindi:मतिभ्रमित, मतिभ्रम, ...
Bengali:ভ্রমগ্রস্ত, বাস্তবতার সাথে সম্পর্কহীন, ...
Catalan:al.lucinat, desconnectat, ...
Czech:halucinující, pomatený, ...
Danish:hallucineret, i vildfarelse, ...
Dutch:hallucinerend, aan het hallucineren, ...
Greek:παραισθητικός, παραληρητικός, ...
Hungarian:hallucináló, tévképzetes, ...
Khmer:កំពុងឃើញការយល់ឃើញមិនពិត, វង្វេងពីការពិត, ...
Korean:환각을 보는, 비현실적인, ...
Persian:متوهم, خیالی, ...
Polish:majaczący, oderwany od rzeczywistości, ...
Portuguese (BR):tendo alucinações, ...
Romanian:halucinant, delirant, ...
Swedish:hallucinerande, ...
Thai:ประสาทหลอน, เพ้อฝัน, ...
Turkish:halüsinasyon gören, hayal gören, ...
Vietnamese:ảo giác, ảo tưởng, ...

hallucinate

həˈluːsɪˌneɪt

Definition of hallucinate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

medical

intr.

perceive things not present due to illness or drugs

intr.

After the medication, he began to hallucinate.

see things

technology

intr.

TECH.

produce false information in artificial intelligence

intr.

TECH.

The chatbot started to hallucinate during the conversation.

fabricate

misinform

induce

tr.

TECH.

cause to experience hallucinations

tr.

TECH.

The drug can hallucinate users, making them see vivid images..

deceive

delude

trick

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Origin of hallucinate

Latin, hallucinari (to wander in mind)

Examples of hallucinate in a sentence

The drug caused him to hallucinate vividly.
The AI began to hallucinate, generating strange outputs.
When overloaded, the system may hallucinate facts.
Certain medications can hallucinate patients.
The experiment aimed to hallucinate the participants.

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French:halluciner, faire halluciner, ...
German:halluzinieren, phantasieren, ...
Italian:allucinare, far avere allucinazioni, ...
Spanish:alucinar, provocar alucinaciones, ...
Portuguese:alucinar, delirar, ...
Chinese:产生幻觉, 虚构, ...
Japanese:幻覚を見る, 幻覚を起こす, ...
Arabic:هَلْوَسَ, اخْتَلَقَ مَعْلُومَات, ...
Hebrew:לְהָזוֹת, לְיַיצֵּר מֵידָע בָּדוּי, ...
Russian:галлюцинировать, фантазировать, ...
Ukrainian:галюцинувати, створювати неправдиву інформацію, ...
Hindi:मतिभ्रम होना, गलत जानकारी उत्पन्न करना, ...
Bengali:ভ্রম দেখা, ভুল তথ্য তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:al.lucinar, delirar, ...
Czech:halucinovat, vymýšlet si, ...
Danish:hallucinere, fremkalde hallucinationer, ...
Dutch:hallucineren, hallucinaties veroorzaken, ...
Greek:έχω παραισθήσεις, παραληρώ, ...
Hungarian:hallucinálni, téveszteni, ...
Khmer:យល់សប្តិ, បង្កើតព័ត៌មានមិនពិត, ...
Korean:환각을 보다, 환각하다, ...
Persian:توهم دیدن, تولید اطلاعات نادرست کرد, ...
Polish:halucynować, generować fałszywe informacje, ...
Portuguese (BR):alucinar, induzir alucinações, ...
Romanian:a halucina, a produce erori, ...
Swedish:hallucinera, framkalla hallucinationer, ...
Thai:ประสาทหลอน, สร้างข้อมูลเท็จ, ...
Turkish:halüsinasyon görmek, yanlış bilgi üretmek, ...
Vietnamese:bị ảo giác, tạo thông tin sai, ...

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