hallucination

== English == === Etymology === Derives from the verb hallucinate, from Latin hallucinatus. Compare French hallucination. The first known usage in the English language is from Sir Thomas Browne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === hallucination (countable and uncountable, plural hallucinations) A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens. The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder. (artificial intelligence) A confident but incorrect response given by an artificial intelligence; a confabulation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === AI slop === Further reading === “hallucination”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “hallucination”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin hallūcinātiōnem. By surface analysis, halluciner +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /a.ly.si.na.sjɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Homophone: hallucinations === Noun === hallucination f (plural hallucinations) hallucination ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Turkish: halüsinasyon === Further reading === “hallucination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Noun === hallucination c a hallucination ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== hallis === References === hallucination in Svensk ordbok (SO) hallucination in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) hallucination in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)