Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudohallucination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do-hal-lu-ci-na-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brief but vivid visual or auditory experience that is recognised by the experiencer as being unreal.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English hallucination English pseudohallucination From pseudo- + hallucination.

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Questions

What does pseudohallucination mean?
A brief but vivid visual or auditory experience that is recognised by the experiencer as being unreal.
Where does pseudohallucination come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English hallucination English pseudohallucination From pseudo- + hallucination.

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