Hallucinate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

perceive what is not there; have illusions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hɐlˈuːsᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/hɐlˈuːsɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hɐlˈuːsɪnˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /hɐlˈuːsᵻnˌeɪt/.

Word Forms

hallucinatory	adjective	characterized by or characteristic of hallucination ; - Jean Stafford
hallucination	noun	illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

halluzinieren

wahrnehmen, was nicht da ist; Illusionen haben

🇫🇷French

halluciner

percevoir ce qui n'est pas là ; avoir des illusions

🇪🇸Spanish

alucinar

percibir lo que no está allí; tener ilusiones

🇮🇹Italian

avere allucinazioni

percepire ciò che non c'è; avere illusioni

🇳🇱Dutch

hallucineren

waarnemen wat er niet is; illusies hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

alucinar

perceba o que não está lá; ter ilusões

🇷🇺Russian

галлюцинировать

воспринимать то, чего нет; иметь иллюзии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भ्रांत करना

जो नहीं है उसे समझो; भ्रम है

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্যালুসিনেট করা

সেখানে কি নেই তা উপলব্ধি করুন; বিভ্রম আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மாயை

இல்லாததை உணருங்கள்; மாயைகள் வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భ్రాంతి కలిగించు

లేనిది గ్రహించు; భ్రమలు కలిగి ఉంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रमित करणे

तेथे काय नाही ते समजून घ्या; भ्रम आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

આભાસ

ત્યાં શું નથી તે સમજો; ભ્રમણા છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಮೆಗೊಳಿಸು

ಇಲ್ಲದ್ದನ್ನು ಗ್ರಹಿಸು; ಭ್ರಮೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രമാത്മകം

ഇല്ലാത്തത് ഗ്രഹിക്കുക; മിഥ്യാധാരണകൾ ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਮ

ਸਮਝੋ ਕਿ ਉੱਥੇ ਕੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ; ਭਰਮ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

产生幻觉

感知不存在的东西；有幻想

🇯🇵Japanese

幻覚を起こす

そこにないものを認識する。幻想を抱く

🇰🇷Korean

환각을 느끼다

존재하지 않는 것을 인식하십시오. 환상을 품다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảo giác

nhận thức những gì không có ở đó; có ảo tưởng

🇹🇭Thai

ประสาทหลอน

รับรู้ถึงสิ่งที่ไม่มีอยู่ มีภาพลวงตา

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhalusinasi

memahami apa yang tidak ada; memiliki ilusi

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-hallucinate

malasahan kung ano ang wala doon; magkaroon ng mga ilusyon

🇲🇾Malay

berhalusinasi

memahami apa yang tidak ada; mempunyai ilusi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هلوسة

إدراك ما ليس هناك؛ لديك أوهام

🇮🇷Persian

توهم داشتن

آنچه را که وجود ندارد درک کنید. توهم دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

halüsinasyon görmek

orada olmayanı algıla; yanılsamalar var

🇮🇱Hebrew

להזות

לתפוס את מה שאין; יש אשליות

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The primary meaning of 'hallucinate' is 'perceive what is not there; have illusions'.

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