pseudohallucination
/ˌsuːdoʊhəˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
- A sensory experience that resembles a hallucination but is recognized by the person as not real, often vivid but lacking the full conviction of reality.
- She described a pseudohallucination of hearing her name called, but knew it wasn't real.
- The patient's pseudohallucination of seeing shadows was unsettling, yet she remained aware it was her mind playing tricks.
- In therapy, he learned to distinguish between a true hallucination and a pseudohallucination.