HALLUCINOSIS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

hallucinosis

noun

Definition of hallucinosis

as in schizophrenia

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Recent Examples of hallucinosis Boes was working with a patient who had a rare disorder called peduncular hallucinosis, in which damage to the thalamus, a structure at the center of the brain, causes visual hallucinations. — Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020

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Noun

That will not surprise anyone who has worked with it in schizophrenia.

— Nitin Gogtay, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026
AntiMood stabilizers support people who have mood swings because of conditions such as bipolar disorder, personality disorder and schizophrenia.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of schizophrenia

Noun

Since expanding from theater into film, writer-director Florian Zeller has specialized in examining the pressure of mental health issues on families — dealing with dementia in The Father and depression in The Son, both based on his plays.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
As in this year’s other notable book about dementia, Ben Lerner’s Transcription, the fritzing out of David’s memory seems primarily like a language disorder.

— Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of dementia

Noun

Greg Derr / Pool via The Patriot Ledger Throughout the trial, Reddington argued that Clancy was in the throes of postpartum psychosis and acted on auditory hallucinations that compelled her to carry out the killings.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Postpartum mental health challenges are complex, but there is a huge difference between depression and psychosis.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of psychosis

Noun

In the meantime, his insatiable paranoia will be exacerbated by the missing family cat, and his decision to let the alarm company booby trap the house with fog bombs will literally blow up in his face.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
The project causes his wife Sofia (Cruz) to question their relationship of 17 years as they are drawn deeper into a life of extreme wealth, paranoia and fear.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of paranoia

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