hallucination

(noun)

noun

1. illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

Definition categories: state, delusion

2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

- his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination

Similar word(s): delusion

Definition categories: thought, misconception

3. an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode

- he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination

Definition categories: thought, object