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as in visions
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
were the voices real, or merely a hallucination?
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as in delusions
a false idea or belief
the common hallucination that gluttony during the holiday season doesn't have consequences
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Recent Examples of hallucinations
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, per the Mayo Clinic.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
But some studies point to health and psychological risks, such as IQ loss, heart issues and temporary paranoia and hallucinations.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The show still leans too heavily on hallucinations, and the early episodes misjudge what’s appealing to the viewers (Alexa Barajas’ Mari moves to the center of the wilderness action, while there’s an entire B-story in the present about Shauna’s family karma).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Sometimes the forest greens turn red to emphasize extreme states of mind and signal hallucinations.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers.
—Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026
South Africa withdrew a draft artificial intelligence policy after discovering that several of its academic citations were apparently AI hallucinations, raising questions about the state’s ability to regulate the fast-growing technology.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The first type is replete with hallucinations and delusions—voices, visions, grandiose beliefs, paranoia.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Arize tests and monitors RAG pipelines as well as the agents and applications built on them—debugging and hunting down errors and hallucinations.
—Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
But some studies point to health and psychological risks, such as IQ loss, heart issues and temporary paranoia and hallucinations.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The show still leans too heavily on hallucinations, and the early episodes misjudge what’s appealing to the viewers (Alexa Barajas’ Mari moves to the center of the wilderness action, while there’s an entire B-story in the present about Shauna’s family karma).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Sometimes the forest greens turn red to emphasize extreme states of mind and signal hallucinations.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers.
—Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026
South Africa withdrew a draft artificial intelligence policy after discovering that several of its academic citations were apparently AI hallucinations, raising questions about the state’s ability to regulate the fast-growing technology.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The first type is replete with hallucinations and delusions—voices, visions, grandiose beliefs, paranoia.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Arize tests and monitors RAG pipelines as well as the agents and applications built on them—debugging and hunting down errors and hallucinations.
—Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinations
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Their shared trip gradually turns into a confrontation with their own lives, relationships and visions of the future.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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There are many competing visions of how technology and military strategy should be combined in the Gulf’s waters, some of which cross into the bizarre.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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As awareness of the issue of AI delusions increases, safer models are helping establish a new baseline for the industry.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 May 2026
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Bukele shook off his delusions of being the emperor of social media and abandoned his bullying tactics in the face of the biggest bully.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Tess saved four lives through organ donation, and scholarships in her honor are now helping young people chase their own dreams.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Masks are slipping and illusions are fading.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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The United States, searching for self-definition but loath to lose its illusions—its innocence—needed all of this as a counterpoint.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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But what Danielson says was intended as a symbolic protest escalated dramatically amid paranoid fantasies, prosaic miscommunications, and the false report of a gun.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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Given the amount of misinformation on the internet about just about anything, the ability to distinguish accurate information from potentially harmful myths or scams is vital.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Some myths add that a woman who becomes a kuntilanak is one who also died a violent death, murdered and/or raped by men, and who now seeks revenge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The family car is a Mazda, but Zac daydreams of a Bugatti Veyron.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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The set was an emotional roller coaster with four deuces and eight service errors by the Highlanders.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Hawai’i scored in bunches, while unforced errors hurt Long Beach.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hallucinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinations. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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