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幻想 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fantasy noun An imagined scenario, especially a pleasant or unrealistic one.
  • 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.

Senses

幻想 is used for these senses in English:

  • fantasy That which comes from one's imagination.
  • 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.
  • illusion (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

fantasy — full definition

  1. noun An imagined scenario, especially a pleasant or unrealistic one.
  2. noun A genre of fiction featuring magic, imaginary worlds, and supernatural creatures.
  3. verb To imagine something, usually something desired.

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.

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