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Hallucination vs Apparition - What's the difference?

hallucination | apparition | Synonyms |

Apparition is a synonym of hallucination.



As nouns the difference between hallucination and apparition

is that hallucination is a sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

hallucination

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.
  • :* Hallucinations are always evidence of cerebral derangement and are common phenomena of insanity. -
  • The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.
  • :* This must have been the hallucination of the transcriber. -
  • apparition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
  • The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. – .
    The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. – .
  • The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
  • Which apparition , it seems, was you. – Tatler.
  • An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
  • The heavenly bands . . . a glorious apparition. – .
    I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition .
  • (astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;—opposed to occultation.
  • Synonyms

    * (act of becoming visible) appearance * (a preternatural appearance) vision * See also