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hallucinatory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tər.i/ (UK)
• /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tɔːr.i/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English hallucinate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English hallucinatory From hallucinate + -ory.

Meanings

1. Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination.
   • hallucinatory drug
   • High fever sometimes causes hallucinatory visions.
   • The film created a hallucinatory atmosphere with its colors and sounds.
   • hallucinatory vision
   • The painting had a hallucinatory quality, as if it were shifting.
   • hallucinatory image
   • hallucinatory state

Forms

Deriveds

hallucinatorily · pseudohallucinatory · hallucinatoriness · nonhallucinatory · hallucinatory realism · semihallucinatory · antihallucinatory

Translations (6)

fr hallucinatoire (tending to produce hallucination) · de halluzinatorisch (tending to produce hallucination) · ga siabhránach (tending to produce hallucination) · ru галлюцинато́рный (tending to produce hallucination) · pt alucinatório (tending to produce hallucination) · fi hallusinatorinen (tending to produce hallucination)