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Greek
Etymology
From ψευδ- (psevd-, “pseudo-”) + αίσθηση (aísthisi, “feeling”), on the model of παραίσθηση (paraísthisi).[1] First attested as Katharevousa ψευδαίσθησις (psevdaísthisis) in 1888.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pseˈvðe.sθi.si/
- with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzeˈvðe.sθi.si/
- Hyphenation: ψευ‧δαί‧σθη‧ση
Noun
ψευδαίσθηση • (psevdaísthisi) f (plural ψευδαισθήσεις)
- illusion, hallucination
- (psychology) delusion
Declension
Declension of ψευδαίσθηση
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