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hallucination vs pseudohallucination

pseudohallucination vs hallucination

hallucination and pseudohallucination both are nouns.

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

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