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hallucination vs acousma

acousma vs hallucination

hallucination and acousma both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hallucination Yes No No No
acousma Yes No No No
As nouns, acousma is a hyponym of hallucination; that is, acousma is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hallucination:
  • hallucination: illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
  • acousma: illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
Other hyponyms of hallucination include auditory hallucination, pseudohallucination, trip, visual hallucination.
hallucination (noun) acousma (noun)
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode
illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
Difference between hallucination and acousma

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