alucinación

/aluθinaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

hallucination

👁️🌀 a-LUCIN-ación: Latin alucinari = to wander in mind, to dream idly

From Latin alucinari, meaning to wander mentally or talk idly. A hallucination is the mind wandering off and reporting things that are not there. Spanish alucinación, English hallucination: same root, same sense.

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