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

He had previously been involuntarily admitted to hospital with schizophrenia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
The victim's wife said her son was diagnosed with schizophrenia five years ago and recently changed medications, which changed his behavior.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of schizophrenia

Noun

Other symptoms include mild dementia that involves short-term memory loss, a lack of interest in daily activities and difficulty completing routine tasks.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
As a final demonstration of this approach’s promise, the researchers designed zinc proteases that could target proteins associated with neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dementia

Noun

As more and more people succumb to AI psychosis, horror movies are (as always) the first to dive into the repercussions.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Echenoz sketches a lively and personal view of the bonds and minor psychoses that can occur when two people work in tandem, and sometimes in conflict.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of psychosis

Noun

The company’s chatbot model, ChatGPT, is giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging paranoia and coaching people to kill themselves or hurt or kill others, the lawsuits said.

— Marc Levy, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Griffith’s paranoia reached a fever pitch after a narrow brush with death in 1891.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of paranoia

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