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“hallucination” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/aluθinaˈθjon/

Example

¿Has tenido alguna vez una alucinación?

Have you ever had a hallucination?

Illustration for alucinación (hallucination)

How to say “hallucination” in Spanish

“Hallucination” in Spanish is alucinación.

Perceiving sights or sounds that are not actually present while awake.

Full entry for alucinación: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with alucinación

Durante la fiebre tuve una alucinación visual.

During a fever I had a visual hallucination.

Tips for using alucinación

  • In everyday Spanish, alucinar and alucinante often express strong amazement rather than literal symptoms, so context indicates whether the reference is figurative or a clinical hallucination.

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