hallucinate
Hallucination in the pathological/psychological sense of "seeing or hearing something which is not there" is first recorded 1646
1604, "deceive," from L. alucinatus, later hallucinatus, pp. of alucinari "wander (in the mind), dream," probably from Gk. alyein, Attic halyein "be distraught," probably related to alasthai "wander about."
illusion
Psychology. a perception, as of visual stimuli (optical illusion), that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality.
aberration, fantasy, chimera. illusion, hallucination, delusion refer to false perceptions or ideas.
aberration is a disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state. An illusion is a false mental image produced by misinterpretation of things that actually exist: A mirage is an illusion produced by reflection of light against the sky. A hallucination is a perception of a thing or quality that has no physical counterpart: Under the influence of LSD, Terry had hallucinations that the living-room floor was rippling. A delusion is a persistent false belief: A paranoiac has delusions of persecution.
distortion
Psychology - The modification of unconscious impulses into forms acceptable by conscious or dreaming perception.
grotesque
1561, originally a noun, from M.Fr. crotesque, from It. grottesco, lit. "of a cave," from grotta (see grotto). Used first of paintings found on the walls of basements of Roman ruins (It. pittura grottesca).
A style of painting, sculpture, and ornamentation in which natural forms and monstrous figures are intertwined in bizarre or fanciful combinations
odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
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