hallucinosis

[ huh-loo-suh-noh-sis ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.

hallucinosis

/ həˌluːsɪˈnəʊsɪs /

noun

1. psychiatry a mental disorder the symptom of which is hallucinations, commonly associated with the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs

Word History and Origins

Origin of hallucinosis¹

First recorded in 1900–05; hallucin(ation) + -osis