Vocabulary Word
Word: hallucination
Definition: delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
Definition: delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
Sentences Containing 'hallucination'
exclaimed Valentine, half believing herself under the influence of some feverish hallucination;``what are you saying, sir?''
``What, M. de Villefort,''cried the president,``do you yield to an hallucination?
How glad and how grateful the relief from this unnatural hallucination of the night, and the fatal contingency of being brought by the lee!
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