pseudohallucination

pseudohallucination
pseu·do·hal·lu·ci·na·tion -hə-.lüs-ən-'ā-shən n an externalized sensory image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal

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pseu·do·hal·lu·ci·na·tion (soo″do-hə-loo″sĭ-naґshən) 1. an image perceived to be occurring externally but that the subject knows is generated within the mind. a 2. hallucination that the subject knows is unreal.

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