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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
Solomon brings up Reiner’s diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, an illness that can involve mania, depression and the delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking associated with schizophrenia.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
For one, even the most sophisticated chatbots still struggle with the very basics and continue to be haunted by rampant hallucinations.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
Claude is not immune from hallucinations and is not reliable enough to avoid potentially lethal mistakes, such as unintended escalation or mission failure without human judgment, the source said.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Though an occasional cellphone or refrigerator does make an appearance, Salvation takes place against an epic, timeless canvas, one filled with torchlit gatherings, solitary figures lurking in caves, and ghostly hallucinations.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
The issue isn’t AI hallucinations but rather generative AI’s ability to produce plausible fiction cheaply and at scale.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
It is known to produce brief and intense hallucinations.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The precarious state of her mind forces us to question whether Sylvia and Ted are ghosts, hallucinations or literary inventions sprung to life.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The bank is also moving workers to new roles like AI evaluators, who test and evaluate the bank’s new AI initiatives, as well as agent monitoring monitors, who scan chat logs between customers and the bank’s AI chatbot, DBS Joy, for possible hallucinations.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
For one, even the most sophisticated chatbots still struggle with the very basics and continue to be haunted by rampant hallucinations.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
Claude is not immune from hallucinations and is not reliable enough to avoid potentially lethal mistakes, such as unintended escalation or mission failure without human judgment, the source said.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Though an occasional cellphone or refrigerator does make an appearance, Salvation takes place against an epic, timeless canvas, one filled with torchlit gatherings, solitary figures lurking in caves, and ghostly hallucinations.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
The issue isn’t AI hallucinations but rather generative AI’s ability to produce plausible fiction cheaply and at scale.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
It is known to produce brief and intense hallucinations.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The precarious state of her mind forces us to question whether Sylvia and Ted are ghosts, hallucinations or literary inventions sprung to life.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The bank is also moving workers to new roles like AI evaluators, who test and evaluate the bank’s new AI initiatives, as well as agent monitoring monitors, who scan chat logs between customers and the bank’s AI chatbot, DBS Joy, for possible hallucinations.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinations
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But there was more blank space to fill in on Issei’s end, with Season 2 swapping out fantasy sequences in Camille’s mind palace for Issei’s visions of black-and-white moonscapes to that effect.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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No more division, distraction of gender delusions.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Multiple studies have explored the tendency of chatbots to encourage users’ delusions.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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Both have the talent to back up their dreams.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Strong foundations can carry big dreams without unnecessary strain.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Only hours into the conflict, an errant strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in southern Iran served as a gut-wrenching reminder of the cost of such illusions, and a testament to the grim truth that those who pay most dearly for the fog of war are almost always the innocent.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Miuccia Prada, herself a billionaire, has no illusions that the runway is a space for political grandstanding.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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His synth work conjures the romantic fantasies of high-rises and all-white lounges that French musicians Jean-Luc Ponty and Wally Badarou once evoked in their ’80s albums.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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Or perhaps you will be filled with private thoughts, fantasies and crushes about someone.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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One of the projects, Ono Ghost Market, which was originally developed as a streaming series before being retooled as a feature film, will draw inspiration from Asian myths about supernatural marketplaces.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the drastic measures that looksmaxxers are willing to take are lethal to one of their own foundational myths—the myth of natural beauty.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Below, some of the finest, high-quality ruffled bedding around the web for creating the frothy bedscape of your daydreams.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2026
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No man’s land Remarkably, all of this has been happening in a regulatory vacuum and with technology that is known to make errors.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Documents released since December have included redaction errors, leaked victim identities, and ongoing complaints of mishandling by department officials.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Hallucinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinations. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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