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hallucinations

  • plural
    of hallucination.
    hallucination
    noun
    a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.

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Non-motor symptoms include depression, anxiety, apathy, hallucinations, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, sleep disorders, loss of sense of smell, and cognitive impairments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Kusama said she saw hallucinations of dots and lights as a child, and used those visions in her art from the 1960s.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The "polka dot queen" channelled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Nearly everyone these days uses an AI tool for research, albeit checking for hallucinations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

By “simple,” the diagnosticians meant that Andrews suffered no delusions, no false perceptions, no hallucinations, but the primary illness of separation of thinking from feeling.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote