hallucinate
verb (used without object)
to see or hear things that do not exist outside the mind; have hallucinations.
hallucinated
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past participleof hallucinate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hallucinate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hallucinateverb (used without object)to see or hear things that do not exist outside the mind; have hallucinations.
Example Sentences
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The agents also hallucinated reams of incoherent commands and text and were sloppy and did not cover their tracks well.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
It hallucinated citations and got facts wrong, and you risked looking like a fool in front of a professor for trusting it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
One out of every five answers "contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information."
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
But Hancock’s declaration included three hallucinated references apparently generated by ChatGPT, the AI bot he had consulted while writing it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
“The Dauntless serum gives hallucinated realities, Candor’s gives the truth, Amity’s gives peace, Erudite’s gives death—” At this, Tris visibly shudders, but Johanna continues as if it didn’t happen.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
