Spanish word

alucinación

Pronunciation

IPA/aluθinaˈθjon/

Meaning

  • feminine nounhallucination

Example

¿Has tenido alguna vez una alucinación?

Have you ever had a hallucination?

Illustration for alucinación (hallucination)

More examples

Durante la fiebre tuve una alucinación visual.

During a fever I had a visual hallucination.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • tener una alucinación

    have a hallucination

  • sufrir una alucinación

    suffer a hallucination

  • alucinación visual

    visual hallucination

  • alucinación auditiva

    auditory hallucination

Similar words

percepción: Awareness of the environment based on actual external sensory input.
fantasía: Freely imagined scenarios or images created in the mind without grounding in reality.
ilusión: Hopeful mental image that expects a better outcome than the real situation supports.

Definition in Spanish

Sensación o percepción de cosas inexistentes que la persona vive como reales, por ejemplo ver imágenes o oír voces estando despierto.

Word origin

From Spanish alucinar plus the noun-forming suffix -ción, with alucinar coming from Latin alucinari meaning 'to be delirious'.

Usage tips

  • 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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