hallucinate — to see, hear, or experience something that is not really there, especially as a result of illness or drugs
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to see, hear, or experience something that is not really there, especially as a result of illness or drugs
Pronunciation (IPA): /həˈluːsəneɪt/
Korean meaning: 환각을 보다, 환청을 듣다
Korean pronunciation: 허-루-서-네이트 (강세: 루)
Example Sentences
- The detective realized he was so tired he might be hallucinating the dancing donuts in his office.
- Patients with high fever often hallucinate during the night.
- She was hallucinating purple elephants playing poker in her kitchen.
hallucinate
VERB//həˈluːsəneɪt//
to see, hear, or experience something that is not really there, especially as a result of illness or drugs
Seeing things that aren't there
Calculate what you hallucinate, then eliminate!
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Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '헛된 생각'을 의미하는 'hallucinari'에서 유래되었습니다. 마치 마음이 허공을 헤매며 실제가 아닌 것을 보는 상태를 표현한 것입니다.
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📝Examples
“The detective realized he was so tired he might be hallucinating the dancing donuts in his office.”
“Patients with high fever often hallucinate during the night.”
“She was hallucinating purple elephants playing poker in her kitchen.”
“The exhausted hiker began to hallucinate an ice cream truck in the desert.”
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