different between dysphoria vs hallucination

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (dusphoría, “excessive pain”), from ???????? (dúsphoros, “grievous”), from ???- (dus-, “bad”) + ???? (phér?, “I bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?s-fôr?-?-?, IPA^(key): /d?s?f???i.?/
• Rhymes: -??ri?

Noun

dysphoria (countable and uncountable, plural dysphorias)

1. A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
   • 1990, Martin B. Keller, Frances M. Sessa, Lauren P. Jones, Chapter 7: Chronic Depressive Disorders, Barry A. Edelstein, Michel Hersen, M.E. Thase (editors), Handbook of Outpatient Treatment of Adults: Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders, page 145,

     Chronic dysphoria can be secondary to a debilitating medical illness, a psychiatric disorder, or both (Akiskal, 1983).

   • 1994, Judith H. Gold, Premenstrual Dysphorias: Myths and Realities, page 249,

     As a result of the critical review of the literature by the Work Group on Late Luteal Phase Dysphoric Disorder (LLPDD), it was agreed that the studies reviewed support the view that the predominant feature of LLPDD is the dysphoria that occurs during the premenstrual period.

   • 2013, Michael W. Ross, 2: Psychovenereology: Psychological Aspects of AIDS and other Sexually Transmissible Diseases, David G. Ostrow (editor), Behavioral Aspects of AIDS, page 30,

     While the reason for the individual's dysphoria on realizing that he has an STD is a result of lack of acceptance of his sexual orientation, the basis is not religious, and the dysphoria not so pronounced.

Antonyms

• euphoria

Derived terms

• gender dysphoria

Related terms

• dysphoriant
• dysphoric

Translations

Anagrams

• hydropsia

English

Etymology

Derives from the verb hallucinate, from Latin hallucinatus. Compare French hallucination. The first known usage in the English language is from Sir Thomas Browne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h??lu?s??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

hallucination (countable and uncountable, plural hallucinations)

1. A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.
   • 1871, William Alexander Hammond, A Treatise on the Diseases of the Nervous System

     Hallucinations are always evidence of cerebral derangement and are common phenomena of insanity.

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

   • This must have been the hallucination of the transcriber.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hall?cin?ti?; synchronically analysable as halluciner +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.ly.si.na.sj??/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: hallucinations

Noun

hallucination f (plural hallucinations)

1. hallucination

Related terms

• hallucinant
• hallucinatoire
• halluciné
• halluciner
• hallucinogène
• hallucinose

Further reading

• “hallucination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).