hallucinatory
adjective
hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry
hə-ˈlü-sə-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 
-ˈlüs-nə-
1
: tending to produce hallucination
hallucinatory drugs
2
: resembling, involving, or being a hallucination
hallucinatory dreams
a hallucinatory figure
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And there’s still almost an hour of film left to go, in which everyone, including the audience, is in a sort of hallucinatory, post traumatic daze — but even the relative comfort of that won’t last long.
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, Clara draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh, and the sublime.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
The script leans heavily on exposition — internal monologues, disembodied intercom voices, and hallucinatory flashbacks — to communicate lore that might have resonated more powerfully through action or environment.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Its first big splash came at the Venice Film Festival in 2023 with AGGRO DR1FT, an 80-minute, Travis Scott–co-starring fever dream shot entirely through thermal lenses and built to feel less like a movie than a game-like, hallucinatory experience.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, Clara draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh, and the sublime.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
The script leans heavily on exposition — internal monologues, disembodied intercom voices, and hallucinatory flashbacks — to communicate lore that might have resonated more powerfully through action or environment.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Its first big splash came at the Venice Film Festival in 2023 with AGGRO DR1FT, an 80-minute, Travis Scott–co-starring fever dream shot entirely through thermal lenses and built to feel less like a movie than a game-like, hallucinatory experience.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hallucinatory
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“Hallucinatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallucinatory. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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hallucinatory
adjective
hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry
hə-ˈlü-sə-nə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
1
: tending to produce hallucinations
2
: resembling, involving, or being a hallucination
Medical Definition
hallucinatory
adjective
hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry
hə-ˈlüs-ᵊn-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˈlüs-nə-, -ˌtȯr-
1
: tending to produce hallucinations
hallucinatory drugs
2
: resembling, involving, or being a hallucination
hallucinatory dreams
a hallucinatory figure
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