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Sinnestäuschung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hallucination noun A false perception of something that isn't really there, often caused by illness, drugs, or extreme stress.
  • illusion noun A false or misleading impression created by something that appears real.
  • vision noun The ability to see; eyesight.

Senses

Sinnestäuschung is used for these senses in English:

  • hallucination A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
  • illusion (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
  • vision (countable) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.

hallucination — full definition

  1. noun A false perception of something that isn't really there, often caused by illness, drugs, or extreme stress.
  2. noun A confidently stated but false piece of information generated by an AI system.

illusion — full definition

  1. noun A false or misleading impression created by something that appears real.
  2. noun A magic trick performed to deceive an audience.

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