Delusion vs. Hallucination

Delusionnoun

A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.

Delusionnoun

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

Delusionnoun

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

Delusionnoun

The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.

Delusionnoun

The state of being deluded or misled.

Delusionnoun

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

Delusionnoun

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

Delusionnoun

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea;

Delusionnoun

the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

Delusionnoun

an idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder

Delusionnoun

the action of deluding or the state of being deluded

Delusion

A delusion is a fixed belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence. As a pathology, it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information, confabulation, dogma, illusion, or some other misleading effects of perception as individuals with these beliefs are able to change or readjust their beliefs upon viewing the evidence for these beliefs.

Hallucinationnoun

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.

Hallucinationnoun

The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.

Hallucinationnoun

The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; error; mistake; a blunder.

Hallucinationnoun

The perception of objects which have no reality, or of sensations which have no corresponding external cause, arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; delusion.

Hallucinationnoun

illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

Hallucinationnoun

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea;

Hallucinationnoun

an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode;

Hallucination

A hallucination is a perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perceptions. Hallucinations are vivid, substantial, and are perceived to be located in external objective space.