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ψευδαίσθηση

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Etymology

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From ψευδ- (psevd-, pseudo-) +‎ αίσθηση (aísthisi, feeling), on the model of παραίσθηση (paraísthisi).[1] First attested as Katharevousa ψευδαίσθησις (psevdaísthisis) in 1888.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pseˈvðe.sθi.si/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzeˈvðe.sθi.si/
  • Hyphenation: ψευ‧δαί‧σθη‧ση

Noun

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ψευδαίσθηση (psevdaísthisif (plural ψευδαισθήσεις)

  1. illusion, hallucination
  2. (psychology) delusion

Usage notes

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  • ψευδαίσθηση (psevdaísthisi) denotes a hallucination arising in the mind in the absence of an external sensory stimulus. By contrast, παραίσθηση (paraísthisi) denotes a misperception of an external sensory stimulus.

Declension

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singular plural
nominative ψευδαίσθηση (psevdaísthisi) ψευδαισθήσεις (psevdaisthíseis)
genitive ψευδαίσθησης (psevdaísthisis) ψευδαισθήσεων (psevdaisthíseon)
accusative ψευδαίσθηση (psevdaísthisi) ψευδαισθήσεις (psevdaisthíseis)
vocative ψευδαίσθηση (psevdaísthisi) ψευδαισθήσεις (psevdaisthíseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: ψευδαισθήσεως (psevdaisthíseos)

References

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  1. ^ ψευδαίσθηση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ ψευδαίσθησις 88 [1888] p.1129, vol.2 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).

Further reading

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